Elevate and Lower

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Elevate verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

Usage example: the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table

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Lower is an antonym for elevate in topics: promote, lift up, raise spirits.

Nearby Words: elevated, elevation, elevating, elevator

Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

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Elevate is an antonym for lower in topics: drop, reduce, fall, belittle.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

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Lower and Elevate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lower

Elevate & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lower>.

Lower or Elevate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lower.

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