Antonyms for raise

accretion:

deduction, shrinkage.

raise:

drop, decrease, reduction.

noun:

get down, lessening, declination, lowering.

advance:

take back, withdraw.

increase, augment:

disgrace, discourage, undermine, separate, divide, play down, dissuade, contract, weaken, halt, disperse, lose, curtail, condense, humiliate, compress, abridge, shame, shrink, scatter, soothe.

lift; build from the ground:

demote, fall, hurt, denounce, condemn.

nurture, care for:

harvest, reap.

raise:

diminish, lessen, depress, conclude, ignore, demolish, raze, reduce, destroy, neglect, lower, suppress, repress, abandon, stop, finish.

start up, motivate; introduce:

deaden, calm, bore, lull, deter, prevent, quiet.