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Synonyms for upheave

Most common

rise up lift lift up elevate heave

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.

Related words

Word family
upheaval

Forms

Past participle
upheaved
e.g. upheaved → raised, lifted, elevated, heaved…

Example sentences

  • lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
  • elevate Improved conditions elevate the human experience.
  • heave This ship is outfitted with a windlass to heave up the anchor.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
upheavefalling
liftsteady
elevaterising
heavesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lift1
5 letters
raise1, heave1
6 letters
uplift2
7 letters
elevate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (uplift2 = 2 syllables).