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Synonyms of bring in English:
bring
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verb
1‘he brought over a tray with coffee on it’
SYNONYMS
carry, fetch, bear, take
convey, transport
transfer, move, come carrying
lug, haul, shift
ANTONYMS
take, accept
2‘Philip brought his young bride to his mansion’
SYNONYMS
conduct, escort, guide, lead, usher, show, show someone the way, lead the way, pilot, accompany
shepherd, herd, drive, convoy
see, help, assist
ANTONYMS
follow
3‘that evening the wind changed, and brought rain’
SYNONYMS
cause, make happen, bring about, bring on, give rise to, create, produce, result in, wreak, effect, engender, occasion, generate, lead to, precipitate, kindle, trigger, trigger off, spark, spark off, touch off, stir up, whip up, promote, contribute to
literary enkindle, beget
rare effectuate
4‘the police contemplated bringing charges of riot’
SYNONYMS
put forward, prefer, propose, present, submit, lay, initiate, introduce, institute, moot
ANTONYMS
drop
5‘this job brings him a regular salary’
SYNONYMS
earn, make, bring in, fetch, yield, net, gross
command, attract, realize, secure, return, produce
Phrases
- bring something out
1‘they were bringing out a new magazine called ‘Teens Today’’
SYNONYMS
launch, establish, begin, start, found, set up, open, get going, get under way, initiate, instigate, institute, inaugurate, market
publish, print, issue, produce
informal churn out, kick off
2‘the shawl brings out the colour of your eyes’
SYNONYMS
accentuate, call attention to, make evident, highlight, emphasize, give prominence to, underline, accent, foreground, throw into relief
ANTONYMS
cover up, play down
‘they knew he could bring off brilliant business coups’
SYNONYMS
achieve, accomplish, bring about, succeed in, pull off, carry off, carry through, manage, carry out
execute, realize, perform, discharge, complete, finish, consummate, conclude, attain, engineer
rare effectuate
ANTONYMS
fail at, fail in
‘he couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger’
SYNONYMS
force oneself to, make oneself, bear to
‘we intend to bring forward proposals for new Sunday trading legislation’
SYNONYMS
propose, suggest, advance, raise, put forward, offer, present, move, submit, prefer, lodge, adduce, come up with
propound, proffer, posit
British table
ANTONYMS
withdraw
‘later that evening he casually brought the subject up’
SYNONYMS
mention, allude to, touch on, raise, broach, introduce
voice, suggest, propose, submit, advance, moot, put forward, bring forward, pose, present, propound, air, ventilate
British table
1‘she administered artificial respiration and brought him round’
SYNONYMS
wake up, return to consciousness, rouse, arouse, bring to
ANTONYMS
knock out
2‘we would have brought him round when he got to know the situation a bit better’
SYNONYMS
persuade, convince, talk round, win over, sway, influence, coax, entice
1‘the smell brought back memories of when she had been younger’
SYNONYMS
remind one of, put one in mind of, bring to mind, call to mind, cause one to recall, make one think of, take one back to, awaken memories of, awaken one's memories of
conjure up, suggest, evoke, summon up, call up
2‘the conference renewed its policy to bring back capital punishment’
SYNONYMS
reintroduce, re-establish, reinstall, reinstate, reinstitute, relaunch, revive, resuscitate, resurrect, breathe new life into
ANTONYMS
abolish
‘his fatal illness was brought on by severe shock’
SYNONYMS
cause, be the cause of, make happen, bring about, give rise to, begin, create, produce, originate, occasion, effect, engender, spawn, lead to, result in, precipitate, provoke, trigger, trigger off, spark, spark off, touch off, stir up, whip up, induce, foster
literary enkindle
rare effectuate
1‘he brought in a private member's bill’
SYNONYMS
introduce, launch, inaugurate, initiate, put in place, institute, usher in
propose, suggest, submit, present, move, moot, file, lodge
2‘the event brings in an estimated one million pounds each year’
SYNONYMS
earn, make, bring, fetch, yield, net, gross
command, attract, realize, secure, return, produce
1‘he was brought down by a clumsy challenge’
SYNONYMS
foul, trip, knock over
2‘she was in such a good mood that I couldn't bear to bring her down’
SYNONYMS
depress, sadden, make sad, make unhappy, upset, cast down, get down, make desolate, deject, dispirit, dishearten, discourage, weigh down, dampen the spirits of, oppress
ANTONYMS
cheer up
1‘the war brought about a large increase in government debt’
SYNONYMS
cause, create, produce, give rise to
achieve, result in, lead to, effect, provoke, call forth, occasion, bring to pass
generate, originate, engender, precipitate, wreak, kindle
rare effectuate
2‘he brought the ship about’
SYNONYMS
turn, turn around, turn round, reverse, reverse the direction of, change the direction of
‘she was brought up by her maternal grandparents’
SYNONYMS
rear, raise, care for, take care of, look after, nurture, provide for
develop, mother, parent, foster, breed
educate, train, instruct
‘it was nice of him to bring me in on it’
SYNONYMS
involve, include, count in, take in
ANTONYMS
exclude
‘the very best science must be brought to bear on the important decisions that will need to be taken in the future’
SYNONYMS
apply, exert, administer, implement, use, exercise, employ, utilize, practise, put into practice, execute, prosecute, enact, carry out, put to use, bring into effect, bring into play
1‘an attempt to bring down the price of compact discs’
SYNONYMS
decrease, reduce, lower, cut, drop, diminish, cause to fall
informal slash, knock down
ANTONYMS
increase
2‘the unrest brought down the government’
SYNONYMS
overthrow, depose, oust, unseat, overturn, topple, cause to fall, pull down, lay low
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