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Synonyms for go up

29 synonyms
2 antonyms
4 meanings

verb

Most common

go down climb climb up ascend born torch arise increase

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Ascend — to move upwards

ascend, climb, go down, climb up, mount rare

2. Torch — to be consumed by fire

born, torch, combust, forburn dated, outburn rare

3. Arise

arise, come up, move up, lift, uprise

4. Increase — to rise or increase in price, cost, or value

increase, rise, advance

Other

go under, read, near, study, burn up, approach, draw near, zero out, burn down, foul up, go bust

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To move upwards.
v. 2
To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.
v. 3
To be consumed by fire.
The building went up in smoke. Once the fire got out of the basement, the building went up in minutes.
v. 4
To be built or erected.
There are new offices going up in town.

Example sentences

climb It's dangerous to climb a mountain in bad weather.
ascend The soul must be purified before it can ascend.
born If I were to be born again, I would be a musician.
torch Tom asked Mary if she had a torch he could borrow.

By length

4 letters: read¹, near¹, born¹, rise¹, lift¹
5 letters: study², mount¹, climb¹, arise², torch¹
6 letters: ascend², uprise²
7 letters: advance², combust², forburn, outburn
8 letters: increase², approach²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study² = 2 syllables).