bring up | Definition of bring up

Synonyms and Antonyms of bring up

1 to bring to maturity through care and education

it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly

Synonyms of bring up

breed, foster, nourish, nurse, raise, rear

Words Related to bring up

attend, care (for), cradle, cultivate, mind, minister (to), nurture, watch

discipline, educate, instruct, mentor, school, teach, train, tutor

edify, enlighten, indoctrinate

feed, provide (for), supply

advance, forward, further, promote

direct, guide, lead, shepherd, show

Near Antonyms of bring up

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat

ignore, neglect

harm, hurt, injure

2 to present or bring forward for discussion

I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money

Synonyms of bring up

broach, introduce, moot, place, raise

Words Related to bring up

allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)

offer, propose, suggest

air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate

interject, interrupt

debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)

Near Antonyms of bring up

censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

3 to bring (something) to a standstill

wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly

Synonyms of bring up

arrest, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop

Words Related to bring up

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

Near Antonyms of bring up

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir