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DROPPING Antonyms

7 antonyms for dropping. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DROPPING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
ascending

adjective

adj

adjective

• moving or going or growing upward

noun

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

growing

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective

• relating to or suitable for growth

noun

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

increasing

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• becoming greater or larger

• (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

raising

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the event of something being raised upward

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

adjective satellite

• increasing in quantity or value

elevating

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• raise in rank or condition

lifting

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• 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

• 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

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

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

verb

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

upholding

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

• support against an opponent

Alternatives for ASCENDING

Words (2)
Phrases (4)

Alternatives for GROWING

Words (13)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for INCREASING

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for RAISING

Words (47)
Phrases (11)

Alternatives for ELEVATING

Words (26)
Phrases (4)

Alternatives for LIFTING

Words (48)
Phrases (11)

Alternatives for UPHOLDING

Words (9)
Phrases (1)