Depress and Raise

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Depress

Depress verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Usage example: construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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Raise is an antonym for depress in topics: lower, deject, devalue, push down.
Nearby Words: depression, depressing, depressive, depressant, depressor

Raise

Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Usage example: he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they knew anyone who suffered from alcoholism
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Depress is an antonym for raise in topics: stir up, nurture, increase, lift, motivate.
Nearby Words: raised, raising
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Common collocations

power depress power raise power
morale depress morale raise morale
gun depress gun raise gun
prices depress prices raise prices
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Raise and Depress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depress/raise
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