Add to and Raise

Add to

Add to verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip

Raise is a synonym for add to. In some cases you can use "Raise" instead a verb "Add to".

Raise

Raise verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the multiplex raised the minimum age for paid admissions from four to six

Add to is a synonym for raise in increase topic. You can use "Add to" instead a verb "Raise", if it concerns topics such as enlarge.

Nearby Words: raised, raising
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Raise and Add to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add_to/raise
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Raise or Add to. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add_to/raise.
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