Synonyms for raising
rais·ing

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1. elevation, lift, raisingnoun

   the event of something being raised upward

   "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

   Synonyms:
   upbringing, fosterage, rise, height, rhytidectomy, fostering, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, aerodynamic lift, peak, elevation, lift, airlift, face lift, rearing, nurture, bringing up, nip and tuck, ski tow, natural elevation, tiptop, cosmetic surgery, heave, rhytidoplasty, meridian, breeding, acme, raise, pinnacle, ski lift, elevator, top, superlative, facelift, summit, face lifting, altitude

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

2. raising, rearing, nurturenoun

   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

   Synonyms:
   nurture, fostering, lift, rearing, breeding, bringing up, upbringing, fosterage, elevation

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

3. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingadjective

   helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

   Synonyms:
   rearing, education, breeding, fostering, nurture, facts of life, gentility, upbringing, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, fosterage, reproduction, genteelness

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

4. raisingadjective

   increasing in quantity or value

   "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

   Antonyms:
   decreasing

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1. • Rise
   • Upbringing

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1. raisingnoun

   Synonyms:
   uplifting, lifting, elevation, hoisting, erection, rearing, exaltation, elevation, propagation, growing, cultivation

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1. List of paraphrases for "raising":

   raise, increase, increasing, lifting, upbringing, enhance, lift, collection, rearing, enhancing, improving, lifted, improve, advancement, collecting, increased, rising

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1. Carlo Masala:

   States will advance towards NATO's target without raising their defence budgets, solely by the fact that their GDPs are shrinking. We will see a complete paradox, an unintended effect.

2. Emily Mirowski:

   Gumbo Limbo Nature Center was really heartbreaking, but it's something we've seen for several years and we're just glad people are finally seeing this image and hopefully it's raising awareness.

3. Secretary Pompeo:

   From the outside, Secretary Pompeo conduct has been deeply troubling for a long time, and now we can see the kind of red flags it was raising inside State Department. Even with the heavy redactions, the details of this complaint are cause for concern as Secretary Pompeo continues to hold questionable, political events around the country.

4. Dan Conston:

   Republicans won the majority first because of the tireless work Kevin McCarthy put in to recruiting the stars we needed to win tough races and raising the money to carry them to victory, our decision to engage in primaries to help standout candidates win and efforts to press the map deep in Democratic territory both proved to be critical in winning the seats that decided the majority.

5. Elissa Slotkin:

   Our campaign finance laws are so broken that in order to compete you have to raise a significant amount of money, if that means raising from outside the state I'd rather have that than the influence of a corporate PAC.