Issue
Issue verb - To produce and release for distribution in printed form.
Raise
Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| small | small issue | small raise |
| big | big issue | big raise |
| huge | huge issue | huge raise |
| new | new issue | new raise |
| Other adjectives: major, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The point is to cloud the issue and raise reasonable doubt.
Source: Accuse the Witness - The villain may raise this issue himself, arguing that he's being punished enough already and should be spared anything further.
Source: The Punishment Is the Crime - The writers had no idea at the time that it was such a big issue but were glad to raise awareness of it.
Source: Accidental Aesop
Cite this Source
Raise and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/raise
Issue & Raise. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/raise>.
Raise or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/raise.
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