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Nouns (5)

boost

n. the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"

encouragement

n. the act of giving hope or support to someone

rise, hike, cost increase

n. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

Verbs (9)

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

boost

v. give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"

supercharge

v. of engines

hike, hike up

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

promote, advance, further, encourage

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

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Fuzzynyms (55)

reassurance

n. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

motivation

n. the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

urging

n. the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging

escalation

n. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

jostle, shove

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

herd

v. keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

shove

v. push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

advance, bring forward

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden

v. give encouragement to

reduce

v. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

facilitate, ease, alleviate

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

attend, take care, look, see

v. take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

Synonyms (0)

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Antonyms (10)

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

ungregarious > utopian > roar > engaging > throw into disorder > change by reversal > dereliction > boost

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