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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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While Bangladesh has long vaccinated children against the highly contagious disease, the recent outbreak has exposed gaps in its programme, raising concern.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

By now, she’d been married for several years and was raising a young son of her own.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Markets are pricing in an 88% probability of the ECB raising rates by a quarter percentage point at its April meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Just as Grede believes that women should be honest about wealth aspirations, she also thinks “we need more people to come out and be honest” about raising children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“I will keep you in suspense no longer. The subject of my speech is ferns. Ferns!” she repeated, raising one hand in the air as if she were addressing the Roman Senate.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.