Synonyms for step-up
step-up

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1. step-upadjective

   Antonyms:
   step-down

2. step-upadjective

   Antonyms:
   step-down

3. step-upadjective

   Antonyms:
   step-down

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1. increase, step-upverb

   the act of increasing something

   "he gave me an increase in salary"

   Synonyms:
   addition, increment, increase, gain, growth

2. escalate, intensify, step upverb

   increase in extent or intensity

   "The Allies escalated the bombing"

   Synonyms:
   come forward, rev up, escalate, compound, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, heighten, come out, step up, intensify, deepen

3. rev up, step upverb

   speed up

   "let's rev up production"

   Synonyms:
   come forward, rev up, escalate, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, come out, step up, rev, intensify

4. come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come outverb

   make oneself visible; take action

   "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

   Synonyms:
   start, bulge out, come forward, step up, escalate, fall out, break through, out, go forth, come on, place, bulge, surface, come in, step forward, step to the fore, intensify, rev up, pop out, egress, bug out, come out of the closet, come to the fore, push through, erupt, turn out, emerge, show up, turn up, pop, issue, appear, protrude, come out, come forth

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1. Eugene Bozzi:

   Somebody's got ta step up and do something, we all got to look out for each other right ? i was frightened when I had it in it, because it was so powerful. And I didn't expect that, it was pushing out, whipping its tail around.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   We've already begun to step up our efforts and whenever a case can be made, we will seek to put some people in jail.

3. Jane Goodall:

   I think it's going to be a very lucky year for all of us who care about monkeys, apes, primates and animals in general but particularly the primates, and I hope that it will be a year where we can really draw attention to the wonderful monkeys and apes of China and the rest of Asia because they badly need our help, we really need to step up conservation. And what better time to do it than the Year of the Monkey.

4. Randy Weber:

   I've been pushing as much as I can, obviously, if we could get one of the senators to step up and champion it, it would go a great way.

5. Chris Christie:

   It's time for him to man up and step up and stop letting all of his handlers write his speeches and handle him, because that's what they do, that's what you have to do for somebody has never done anything in their life.