lift - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of raising something

Synonyms

• heave
• lift
• raise

More generic

• actuation
• propulsion

Noun

a ride in a car

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• drive
• ride

Noun

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

Synonyms

• airlift
• lift

More generic

• conveyance
• transfer
• transferral
• transport
• transportation

Noun

plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

Synonyms

• cosmetic surgery
• face lift
• face lifting
• facelift
• lift
• nip and tuck
• rhytidectomy
• rhytidoplasty

More generic

• anaplasty
• plastic surgery
• reconstructive surgery

More specific

• nose job
• rhinoplasty

Noun

the act of giving temporary assistance

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• aid
• assist
• assistance
• help

Noun

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

Synonyms

• elevator
• lift

More generic

• lifting device

More specific

• dumbwaiter
• food elevator
• freight elevator
• paternoster
• service elevator

Related

• car
• elevator car

Related

• building
• edifice

Noun

one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• bed
• layer

More specific

• top lift

Related

• heel

Noun

a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• device

Noun

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

Synonyms

• lift
• ski lift
• ski tow

More generic

• conveyance
• transport

More specific

• chair lift
• chairlift
• rope tow
• surface lift

Noun

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Synonyms

• lift
• rise

More generic

• moving ridge
• wave

Noun

the event of something being raised upward

Synonyms

• elevation
• lift
• raising

More generic

• ascension
• ascent
• rise
• rising

Noun

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Synonyms

• aerodynamic lift
• lift

More generic

• aerodynamic force

More specific

• ground effect

Verb

perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

Synonyms

• face-lift
• lift

More generic

• operate
• operate on

Verb

remove from a surface

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

take off or away by decreasing

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

remove (hair) by scalping

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• scalp

Verb

put an end to

Synonyms

• lift
• raise

More generic

• end
• terminate

Verb

rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• buckle
• heave
• warp

Verb

raise in rank or condition

Synonyms

• elevate
• lift
• raise

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• dignify
• exalt

Verb

invigorate or heighten

Synonyms

• lift
• raise

More generic

• ameliorate
• amend
• better
• improve
• meliorate

Verb

call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• call
• send for

Verb

cancel officially

Synonyms

• annul
• countermand
• lift
• overturn
• repeal
• rescind
• reverse
• revoke
• vacate

More generic

• cancel
• strike down

More specific

• go back on
• renege
• renege on
• renegue on

Verb

make audible

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• emit
• let loose
• let out
• utter

Verb

take (root crops) out of the ground

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• dig
• dig out

Verb

fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

Synonyms

• airlift
• lift

More generic

• fly

Verb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Synonyms

• hoist
• lift
• wind

More generic

• bring up
• elevate
• get up
• lift
• raise

More specific

• trice
• trice up

Verb

take hold of something and move it to a different location

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• displace
• move

More specific

• fork
• heave
• heave up
• heft
• heft up
• pitchfork

Verb

move upward

Synonyms

• arise
• come up
• go up
• lift
• move up
• rise
• uprise

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

More specific

• ascend
• bubble
• chandelle
• climb
• climb up
• come up
• go up
• mount
• rise
• rocket
• scend
• skyrocket
• soar
• soar up
• soar upwards
• steam
• surge
• uplift
• uprise
• zoom

Verb

move upwards

Synonyms

• lift
• raise

More generic

• displace
• move

Related

• arise
• come up
• go up
• lift
• move up
• rise
• uprise

Verb

raise from a lower to a higher position

Synonyms

• bring up
• elevate
• get up
• lift
• raise

More generic

• displace
• move

Also See

• lift up

More specific

• boost
• chin
• chin up
• erect
• gather up
• get up
• heighten
• hike
• hike up
• hoist
• jack
• jack up
• kick up
• leaven
• levitate
• lift
• lift up
• pick up
• pinnacle
• prove
• pump
• raise
• rear
• run up
• shoulder
• skid
• trice
• trice up
• underlay
• wind

Related

• arise
• come up
• go up
• lift
• move up
• rise
• uprise

Verb

make off with belongings of others

Synonyms

• abstract
• cabbage
• filch
• hook
• lift
• nobble
• pilfer
• pinch
• purloin
• snarf
• sneak
• swipe

More generic

• rip
• rip off
• steal

Verb

take illegally

Synonyms

• lift
• rustle

More generic

• rip
• rip off
• steal

Verb

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

Synonyms

• lift
• plagiarise
• plagiarize

More generic

• rip
• rip off
• steal

More specific

• crib

Verb

pay off (a mortgage)

Synonyms

• lift

More generic

• liquidate
• pay off

Verb

rise up

Synonyms

• lift
• rear
• rise

More generic

• appear
• look
• seem

More specific

• hulk
• loom
• predominate
• tower

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