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run up

VERB
add
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost continue include reply
STRONG
affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay piggyback snowball spike supplement sweeten tag
WEAK
beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook on hook up with jack up jazz up join together plug into pour it on say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt
STRONG
decrease detach subtract
WEAK
deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw
VERB
charge
Synonyms
STRONG
book debit encumber nick paste
WEAK
buy on credit chalk up go into hock incur debt put on account put on one's card put on the cuff put on the tab receive credit
Antonyms
WEAK
free pay pay by check pay cash
VERB
enrich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment cultivate develop endow enhance refine supplement upgrade
STRONG
adorn aggrandize ameliorate better build decorate grace ornament pad parlay pyramid spike sweeten up
WEAK
beef up build up figure in flesh out hike up hop up jack up jazz up make rich pour it on soup up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
disgrace worsen
WEAK
deplete impoverish reduce take
VERB
erect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble construct create found hoist initiate mount organize put up raise set up stand
STRONG
compose effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form frame heighten institute join lift make manufacture pitch plant prefabricate produce rear shape upraise
WEAK
bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together stand up throw together throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclude decrease demolish destroy drop end fall finish ignore lower neglect raze ruin
STRONG
break demote depress distress fail halt prevent stop upset
WEAK
topple
VERB
jack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hoist shove
STRONG
boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upcast upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up set up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin
VERB
magnify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate amplify deepen enhance heighten inflate multiply
STRONG
aggrandize augment bless boost dignify dilate distend ennoble eulogize exalt expand extend glorify hike increase mount pad pyramid redouble rise rouse sweeten swell
WEAK
blow up build up hike up intensate jack up jump up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compress contract decrease lessen reduce soften
STRONG
abridge belittle castigate condemn criticize debase decline degrade disgrace drop fall humiliate lower shame shorten shrink slump
WEAK
diminish miniaturize play down weaken
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost collect enhance get heighten jump obtain promote reinforce strengthen
STRONG
advance aggravate amplify assemble congregate congress dignify enlarge escalate exaggerate exalt forgather form gather goose hike honor inflate intensify levy magnify mass mobilize mushroom muster pyramid rally recruit rendezvous snowball up
WEAK
build up fetch up goose up hike up jack up jump up look up perk up pick up put up send through the roof shoot up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease discourage undermine weaken
STRONG
abridge compress condense contract curtail denounce diminish disgrace divide humiliate lessen lower play down reduce shrink
WEAK
repress suppress
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost establish lift promote rear set up
STRONG
cock construct elevate erect exalt heave hoist lever mount pry shove upcast upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy drop
STRONG
decrease lower raze
WEAK
abandon demolish finish lessen
VERB
snowball
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escalate heighten intensify multiply proliferate swell widen
STRONG
advance aggrandize aggravate amplify annex augment boost broaden build burgeon deepen develop dilate distend double enhance enlarge exaggerate expand extend further grow inflate lengthen magnify mount pad progress prolong protract pullulate raise redouble reinforce rise sharpen soar spread strengthen supplement swarm teem thicken triple upsurge wax
WEAK
build up slap on step up tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease lessen lower weaken
STRONG
abbreviate abridge compress condense contract curtail cut decline deflate degrade depress diminish discourage drop fall hinder hurt minimize narrow recede reduce retreat retrogress shorten shrink slump subtract take back undermine
VERB
throw up
Synonyms
WEAK
build overnight jerrybuild knock together patch put together roughcast roughhew slap together throw together
Antonyms
WEAK
destroy raze tear down
VERB
upraise
Synonyms
STRONG
assemble compose construct create effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form found frame heighten hoist initiate institute join lift make manufacture mount organize pitch plant prefabricate produce raise rear shape stand
WEAK
bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together put up set up stand up throw together throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon break conclude decrease demolish demote depress destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disperse distress divide drop end fail fall finish halt ignore lessen lower neglect prevent raze refuse ruin scatter separate stop upset veto
VERB
uprear
Synonyms
WEAK
assemble bring about cobble up compose construct create effect elevate fabricate fashion fit together forge form found frame fudge together heighten hoist initiate institute join knock together lift make make up manufacture mount organize pitch plant prefabricate produce put together put up raise rear set up shape stand stand up throw together throw up upraise
NOUN
curtain raiser
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lead-in warmup
WEAK
countdown curtain lifter curtain warmer inaugural kickoff opener opening gun opening shot preliminary preview run-up walk-up

Example Sentences

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In the run up to the hearings, the opposition groups say, the police banned more than a dozen of their meetings.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It has lost 9% so far in 2026 through Thursday, but has run up 39.4% over the past 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The huge run up in memory stocks and increasing investment means investors are sensibly wary of anything that might indicate the cycle will turn and lead to a glut.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

She was told in the run up to the March 3 meeting that she needed to bring her two children for a routine check-in to update the photos Immigration and Customs Enforcement had of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“That I can do,” he says, and I run up the stairs again.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko