Definitions

raising

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

cultural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

NOUN

adoption

Synonyms

STRONG

fosterage fostering

WEAK

adopting naturalizing taking in

Antonyms

WEAK

pass rejection repudiation

NOUN

amplification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elaboration

STRONG

addition augmentation boost buildup deepening development enlargement exaggeration expansion expatiation extension intensification lengthening magnification padding strengthening stretching widening

WEAK

boosting fleshing out heightening supplementing upping

Antonyms

STRONG

abridgment compression decrease lessening reduction shrinkage

WEAK

abridgement condensation contraction shortening

NOUN

breeding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

development rearing training

STRONG

ancestry civility conduct courtesy culture gentility grace lineage manners nurture polish refinement schooling upbringing urbanity

Antonyms

STRONG

bad manners crudeness discourtesy rudeness

NOUN

construction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

development manufacture plan planning structure system

STRONG

architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erecting erection fabric fabrication figuration figure form format formation foundation improvisation invention makeup making mold origination outline prefab prefabrication rearing shape systematization turn type

WEAK

fabricating putting up roadwork

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrangement truth

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

NOUN

culture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agriculture

STRONG

agrology agronomy cultivation farming gardening tending

WEAK

agronomics

NOUN

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost hike increment

STRONG

accession accretion addition advance augmentation bump jump promotion rise step-up

WEAK

jump up leg up move up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

decline deduction fall shrinkage withdrawal

WEAK

drop reduction

Example Sentences

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The group of 11 show contestants will be raising money for The Christie Charity - supporting those affected by cancer.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The average cost of raising a child — something you would know best — costs anywhere from $15,000 to $30,000 a year.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

A weakened gut barrier can allow inflammatory substances to leak into the bloodstream, potentially triggering long-term inflammation and raising the risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

EBay rejected GameStop’s $56 billion unsolicited bid...OpenAI-backed chip maker Cerebras Systems went public, raising $5.55 billion, largest this year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Heidi didn’t get in trouble for speaking out without raising her hand because she wasn’t trying to tell Mrs. Brisbane what Garth had done.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

raising

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