Definitions

jack up

[jak-uhp] / ˈdʒækˌʌp /

VERB

add

Synonyms

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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 jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on

Antonyms

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halt

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decrease detach subtract

WEAK

deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw

VERB

admonish

Synonyms

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advise berate censure chide enjoin exhort rebuke reprimand scold upbraid warn

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check counsel ding forewarn glue growl hoist notice rap reprove

WEAK

call down call on the carpet come down hard on draw the line give a going over give a piece of one's mind rap on knuckles sit on slap on wrist speak to talk to tell a thing or two tell off

Antonyms

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allow compliment flatter laud permit praise

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applaud approve commend extol

VERB

aggrandize

Synonyms

STRONG

acclaim applaud augment boost commend dignify distinguish enlarge ennoble expand extend glorify heighten hike honor hype increase intensify jump magnify multiply parlay praise

WEAK

beef up hike up

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge censure condemn condense contract criticize curtail decrease degrade denounce diminish disapprove disgrace dishonor humiliate keep lessen lower reduce reproach shame shorten shrink weaken

WEAK

belittle debase depress humble

VERB

amplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment deepen exaggerate heighten intensify magnify strengthen

STRONG

add boost develop elaborate enlarge expand expatiate extend inflate lengthen pad pyramid raise stretch supplement swell up widen

WEAK

beef up build up flesh out hike up soup up

Antonyms

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decrease play down weaken

STRONG

abbreviate abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail cut diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce repress shorten shrink simplify stop subtract

WEAK

summarize

VERB

boost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to augment develop enlarge expand extend heighten jump raise

STRONG

aggrandize amplify hike magnify multiply up

WEAK

beef up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce repress shorten shrink stop

VERB

buttress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reinforce strengthen uphold

STRONG

brace bulwark carry prop shore sustain

WEAK

back up beef up build up jazz up step up

Antonyms

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weaken

WEAK

let down

VERB

elevate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heighten raise uplift

STRONG

erect hoist levitate poise pump pyramid ramp rear tilt uphold upraise

WEAK

fetch up hike up put up shoot up stilt take up

Antonyms

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

condemn decrease demote denounce deprecate depress disdain disgrace distress lessen lower push down shame spurn trouble upset

VERB

enlarge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to augment boost broaden build develop expand extend grow inflate lengthen magnify multiply swell widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify bulk diffuse dilate distend elaborate elongate embroider exaggerate expatiate heighten mount pad pyramid rise snowball spread stretch wax

WEAK

beef up blow up give details grow larger jazz up make larger slap on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge compress contract cut decrease diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict decline drop fall simplify slump

WEAK

condense curtail

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 jazz up make rich pour it on run up soup up step up

Antonyms

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decrease

STRONG

disgrace worsen

WEAK

deplete impoverish reduce take

VERB

jump

Synonyms

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advance boost gain raise rise surge

STRONG

ascend escalate hike mount up

WEAK

put up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease drop lessen lower recede

STRONG

decline

VERB

lift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost enhance raise support

STRONG

advance ameliorate dignify elevate exalt hike upgrade

WEAK

build up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease lower neglect reduce

STRONG

condemn demote denounce disgrace humiliate shame

WEAK

depress dispirit drop weaken

VERB

lift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost climb hoist pick up raise rise soar

STRONG

arise aspire disperse dissipate elevate erect heft hike mount rear up upheave uplift upraise

WEAK

bear aloft build up buoy up come up draw up hike up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease descend drop fall lessen lower

WEAK

set down

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 jump up run 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 jump up look up perk up pick up put up run 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

upraise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevate

STRONG

boost cock erect heave heighten hoist levitate lift poise pump pyramid raise ramp rear tilt uphold uplift

WEAK

fetch up hike up pick up put up shoot up stilt take up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon decrease depress destroy drop fall lower neglect raze weaken

VERB

uprear

Synonyms

WEAK

boost erect fetch up heave heighten hike up hoist levitate lift pick up poise pump put up pyramid raise ramp rear shoot up stilt take up tilt uphold uplift upraise

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Some regulators worry that retailers could use customers’ browsing histories or other personal information to jack up prices even for basic goods such as groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Core inflation came in hotter than expected this week, and higher oil prices are almost certainly going to jack up headline numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

He added that he’s learned to avoid delivery because it can jack up the price considerably when factoring in the fees and tip.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

“All of this was driven by a kind of obsessive attempt to jack up the school’s rankings,” Mr. Campos said.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2024

During a phone conversation on August 5, 2000, two traders chatted about how a wildfire in California would allow Enron to jack up its electricity prices.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

jack up

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