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1. rising - noun

· a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

Synonym(s): rise, ascent, ascension

Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel




2. rising - noun

· organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Synonym(s): rebellion, insurrection, revolt, uprising

Hypernym(s): conflict, struggle, battle




3. rise - verb

· move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

Synonym(s): lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

Antonym(s): fall




4. rise - verb

· increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

Synonym(s): go_up, climb

Hypernym(s): grow




5. rise - verb

· rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

Synonym(s): arise, uprise, get_up, stand_up

Hypernym(s): change_posture

Antonym(s): sit_down, lie_down




6. rise - verb

· rise up; "The building rose before them"

Synonym(s): lift, rear

Hypernym(s): look, appear, seem




7. rise - verb

· come to the surface

Synonym(s): surface, come_up, rise_up

Hypernym(s): ascend, go_up




8. rise - verb

· come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

Synonym(s): originate, arise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow

Hypernym(s): become




9. rise - verb

· move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"

Synonym(s): ascend, move_up

Hypernym(s): change




10. rise - verb

· go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

Synonym(s): wax, mount, climb

Hypernym(s): increase




11. rise - verb

· become more extreme; "The tension heightened"

Synonym(s): heighten

Hypernym(s): increase




12. rise - verb

· get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

Synonym(s): get_up, turn_out, arise, uprise




13. rise - verb

· rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

Synonym(s): jump, climb_up

Hypernym(s): change




14. rise - verb

· become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"




15. rise - verb

· exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

Hypernym(s): undertake, tackle, take_on




16. rise - verb

· take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Synonym(s): rebel, arise, rise_up

Hypernym(s): protest, resist, dissent




17. rise - verb

· increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

Synonym(s): prove

Hypernym(s): grow




18. rise - verb

· come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

Synonym(s): come_up, uprise, ascend

Hypernym(s): rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise

Antonym(s): set




19. rise - verb

· return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

Synonym(s): resurrect, uprise

Hypernym(s): return




20. rising - adjective

· advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"

Antonym(s): falling




21. rising - adjective

· sloping upward

Synonym(s): acclivitous, uphill




22. rising - adjective

· coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

Synonym(s): emerging




23. rising - adjective

· newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"





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