Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Raise
Raise verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.
Usage example: raises ducks, geese, and other exotic fowl ultimately destined for the dinner table
How words are described
| good | good cut | good raise |
| best | best cut | best raise |
| simple | simple cut | simple raise |
| small | small cut | small raise |
| Other adjectives: large, huge, bad, quick, new, sudden, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Roger plans on giving one to Pembrook calling him out on how he's taking a raise instead of a pay cut while people lose their jobs, but he never does anything beyond rehearsing it.
Source: Comic Strip / FoxTrot -
Although you can instantly kill unconscious things, it's much more profitable to cut off small extremities to raise skills faster.
Source: Coup de Grâce -
She spends ten years teaching violin to elementary kids in Harlem, then puts on a super concert to raise funds when her program is threatened with being cut.
Source: Cool Teacher
Cite this Source
Raise and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/raise
Cut & Raise. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/raise>.
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