Lower and Rise

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Lower

Lower verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased
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Rise is an antonym for lower in topics: reduce, fall, belittle.
Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Rise

Rise verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
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Antonyms for Rise
Lower is an antonym for rise in topics: increase, ascend, rebel, become apparent, progress in business.
Nearby Words: rising, risen
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Common collocations

affinity lower affinity rise affinity
bit lower bit rise bit
defenses lower defenses rise defenses

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / City Building Series Wages can quickly lower or rise the labor pool.
    Source: Video Game / City Building Series
  • Pinball Scoring Sloth, high scores rise exponentially with play skill, though it is one of the lower scoring of games with this distinction.
    Source: Pinball Scoring
  • The Un-Smile In a real smile, the eyebrows lower and the cheeks will rise, narrowing the edge of the eye — some people (especially people with wrinkles) get "crow's feet" at their eyes if it's real.
    Source: The Un-Smile
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