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lift

[lift] / lɪft /
NOUN
transportation
Synonyms
STRONG
drive journey passage ride run transport
WEAK
car ride
NOUN
help, aid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost comfort encouragement reassurance relief
STRONG
assist assistance hand pick-me-up succor support
WEAK
leg up secours shot in the arm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discouragement hindrance hurt injury
WEAK
harm
VERB
move upwards; ascend
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 jack up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease descend drop fall lessen lower
WEAK
set down
VERB
repeal, revoke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel dismantle end relax remove rescind reverse stop
STRONG
annul countermand recall terminate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve begin permit start
STRONG
restore
WEAK
give impose
VERB
steal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
take
STRONG
abstract appropriate cop crib filch hook nip pilfer pinch pirate plagiarize pocket purloin snitch swipe thieve
WEAK
copy
VERB
promote, improve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost enhance raise support
STRONG
advance ameliorate dignify elevate exalt hike upgrade
WEAK
build up jack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease lower neglect reduce
STRONG
condemn demote denounce disgrace humiliate shame
WEAK
depress dispirit drop weaken

Example Sentences

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That could lift hopes of interest-rate cuts and end selling of reserves by central banks – so long as the truce lasts.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

For a lot of women, though, leaving is a much bigger lift.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Helping lift investors’ spirits: Fresh data from the Labor Department on Friday showed that the U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, the best month for job growth in more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

People climb on to it to get selfies, lift their children on to it, or eat picnics on its broad flanks.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I lift my chin to meet his gaze, his face inches from mine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam