Raise
Raise verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation
Stir is a synonym for raise in excite topic. In some cases you can use "Stir" instead a verb "Raise".
Stir
Stir verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes
Raise is a synonym for stir in excite topic. You can use "Raise" instead a verb "Stir", if it concerns topics such as stimulate, incite.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good raise | good stir |
| big | big raise | big stir |
| enormous | enormous raise | enormous stir |
| huge | huge raise | huge stir |
| Other adjectives: bad, major. | ||
Common collocations
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