Synonyms and Antonyms of lift

synonym (synonym of lift)

(noun.phenomenon)
aerodynamic lift
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity (noun.phenomenon)
(noun.event)
elevation, raising
the event of something being raised upward (noun.event)
(noun.event)
rise
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event)
(noun.artifact)
ski lift, ski tow
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
elevator
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to more.. (noun.artifact)
(noun.act)
cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess more.. (noun.act)
(noun.act)
airlift
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act)
(noun.act)
heave, raise
the act of raising something (noun.act)
(verb.motion)
bring up, elevate, get up, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
raise
move upwards (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
arise, come up, go up, move up, rise, uprise
move upward (verb.motion)
(verb.communication)
annul, countermand, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate
cancel officially (verb.communication)
(verb.possession)
abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)
(verb.contact)
hoist, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)
(verb.change)
elevate, raise
raise in rank or condition (verb.change)
(verb.stative)
rear, rise
rise up (verb.stative)
(verb.possession)
plagiarise, plagiarize
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession)
(verb.possession)
rustle
take illegally (verb.possession)
(verb.creation)
end, raise
put an end to (verb.creation)
(verb.body)
face-lift
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face (verb.body)

antonym (antonym of lift)

(verb.motion)
come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)

also (also)

move upward (verb.motion)

come up, rise, rise up, surface
come to the surface (verb.motion)
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

gather up, lift up, pick up
take and lift upward (verb.motion)

hypernym (lift IS A KIND OF .... relation)

a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact)

device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact)
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact)

conveyance, transport
something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact)
a ride in a car (noun.act)

drive, ride
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) (noun.act)
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event)

moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs (verb.communication)

call, send for
order, request, or command to come (verb.communication)
cancel officially (verb.communication)

cancel, strike down
declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social)
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means (verb.contact)

fly
transport by aeroplane (verb.contact)
invigorate or heighten (verb.change)

ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better (verb.change)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact)

lifting device
a device for lifting heavy loads (noun.artifact)
make audible (verb.communication)

emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) (verb.communication)
make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)

steal, steal
take without the owner's consent (verb.possession)
move upward (verb.motion)

go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact)

bed, layer
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact)
pay off (a mortgage) (verb.possession)

liquidate, pay off
eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb.possession)
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face (verb.body)

operate, operate on
perform surgery on (verb.body)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised (noun.act)

anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery
surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue (noun.act)
put an end to (verb.change)

end, terminate
bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
raise in rank or condition (verb.change)

alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)

bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
remove (hair) by scalping (verb.change)

scalp
remove the scalp of (verb.change)
remove from a surface (verb.change)

remove, take, take away, withdraw, remove, take, take away, withdraw, remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)
rise up (verb.stative)

appear, look, seem
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (verb.perception)
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture (verb.change)

buckle, heave, warp
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat (verb.change)
take (root crops) out of the ground (verb.contact)

dig, dig out
create by digging (verb.contact)
take hold of something and move it to a different location (verb.contact)

displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession)

steal
take without the owner's consent (verb.possession)
the act of giving temporary assistance (noun.act)

aid, assist, assistance, help
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.act)
the act of raising something (noun.act)

actuation, propulsion
the act of propelling (noun.act)
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity (noun.phenomenon)

aerodynamic force
forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids) (noun.phenomenon)
the event of something being raised upward (noun.event)

ascension, ascent, rise, rising
a movement upward (noun.event)
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act)

conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation
the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF lift relation)

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact)

chair lift, chairlift
a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
rope tow
a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
surface lift
a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground (noun.artifact)
cancel officially (verb.communication)

go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation (verb.communication)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact)

dumbwaiter, food elevator
a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
freight elevator, service elevator
an elevator designed for carrying freight (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
paternoster
a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floo more.. (noun.artifact)
move upward (verb.motion)

scend, surge
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
climb, climb up, go up, mount
go upward with gradual or continuous progress (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
rise rapidly (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
go up
be erected, built, or constructed (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
rocket, skyrocket
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
bubble
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
uplift
lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
chandelle
climb suddenly and steeply (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
steam
rise as vapor (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
ascend, come up, rise, uprise
come up, of celestial bodies (verb.motion)
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact)

top lift
the bottom layer of a heel (noun.artifact)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised (noun.act)

nose job, rhinoplasty
cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose (noun.act)
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

get up
cause to rise (verb.body)
(verb.contact)
jack, jack up
lift with a special device (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
shoulder
lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
kick up
cause to rise by kicking (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
hoist, lift, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)
(verb.motion)
hoist, run up
raise (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
hoist
move from one place to another by lifting (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
pump
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
levitate
cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
underlay
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
skid
elevate onto skids (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
pinnacle
raise on or as if on a pinnacle (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
chin, chin up
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
leaven, prove, raise
cause to puff up with a leaven (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
heighten
increase the height of (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
boost, hike, hike up
increase (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
gather up, lift up, pick up
take and lift upward (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
erect, rear
cause to rise up (verb.motion)
raise in rank or condition (verb.change)

dignify
raise the status of (verb.change)
(verb.change)
exalt
raise in rank, character, or status (verb.change)
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)

trice, trice up
hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope (verb.contact)
rise up (verb.stative)

hulk, loom, predominate, tower
appear very large or occupy a commanding position (verb.stative)
take hold of something and move it to a different location (verb.contact)

heave, heave up, heft, heft up
lift or elevate (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
fork, pitchfork
lift with a pitchfork (verb.contact)
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession)

crib
take unauthorized (intellectual material) (verb.possession)
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity (noun.phenomenon)

ground effect
apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground (noun.phenomenon)

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF lift relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act)

berlin airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin (noun.act)

part holonym (PART OF relation)

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact)

car, elevator car
where passengers ride up and down (noun.artifact)

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

(noun.artifact)
building, edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact)
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact)

heel
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation (noun.artifact)

cause (cause to relations of lift)

move upwards (verb.motion)

arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward (verb.motion)

derivation (.... is derived from lift)

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event)

come up, rise, rise up, surface
come to the surface (verb.motion)
cancel officially (verb.communication)

abrogation, annulment, repeal
the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation (noun.act)
(noun.act)
recission, rescission
(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not more.. (noun.act)
(noun.act)
vacation
the act of making something legally void (noun.act)
(noun.act)
revocation
the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done (noun.act)
(noun.cognition)
change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)
(noun.communication)
countermand
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command (noun.communication)
(noun.linkdef)
contrary, opposite, reverse
a relation of direct opposition (noun.linkdef)
(adj.all)
reversible
capable of being reversed (adj.all)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact)

bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise, bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)

pilferage
the act of stealing small amounts or small articles (noun.act)
(noun.person)
booster, lifter, shoplifter
a thief who steals goods that are in a store (noun.person)
(noun.person)
pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher
a thief who steals without using violence (noun.person)
(noun.possession)
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
informal terms for money (noun.possession)
move upward (verb.motion)

ascending, ascension, ascent, rise
the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
(noun.event)
elevation, lift, raising
the event of something being raised upward (noun.event)
(noun.event)
ascension, ascent, rise, rising
a movement upward (noun.event)
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face (verb.body)

cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess more.. (noun.act)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised (noun.act)

face-lift, lift
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face (verb.body)
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

lift
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact)
(noun.attribute)
elevation
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute)
(noun.event)
lift, rise
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event)
(noun.object)
acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road) (noun.object)
(noun.object)
elevation, natural elevation
a raised or elevated geological formation (noun.object)
(noun.person)
lifter, weightlifter
an athlete who lifts barbells (noun.person)
raise in rank or condition (verb.change)

aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something (noun.act)
(noun.state)
acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state)
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)

heave, lift, raise
the act of raising something (noun.act)
(noun.artifact)
elevator, lift
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to more.. (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
hoist
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
lift, ski lift, ski tow
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact)
(noun.person)
hoister
an operator of a hoist (noun.person)
rise up (verb.stative)

rise, rising slope, upgrade
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises (noun.attribute)
take illegally (verb.possession)

rustling
the stealing of cattle (noun.act)
(noun.person)
cattle thief, rustler
someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) (noun.person)
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession)

piracy, plagiarisation, plagiarism, plagiarization
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own (noun.act)
(noun.communication)
plagiarism
a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work (noun.communication)
(noun.person)
literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own (noun.person)
the act of raising something (noun.act)

hoist, lift, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
heave, heave up, heft, heft up
lift or elevate (verb.contact)
(verb.motion)
lift, raise
move upwards (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
the event of something being raised upward (noun.event)

arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward (verb.motion)
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act)

airlift, lift
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means (verb.contact)

domain category (lift is domain category of ....)

take illegally (verb.possession)

crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)

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hypernym (lift IS A KIND OF .... relation)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF lift relation)

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF lift relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

part holonym (PART OF relation)

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

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derivation (.... is derived from lift)

domain category (lift is domain category of ....)

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