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Nouns

• (n) a growth in strength or number or importance
• (n) the act of changing location in an upward direction ascending, ascent, ascension,
• (n) an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • the car couldn't make it up the rise
  acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise,
• (n) a movement upward
  • they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
  rising, ascension, ascent,
• (n) the amount a salary is increased
  • he got a 3% raise
  • he got a wage hike
  raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, hike,
• (n) the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises rising slope, upgrade,
• (n) a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground lift,
• (n) (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  • the emanation of the Holy Spirit
  • the rising of the Holy Ghost
  • the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
  procession, emanation,
• (n) an increase in cost
  • they asked for a 10% rise in rates
  cost increase, boost, hike,
• (n) increase in price or value
  • the news caused a general advance on the stock market
  advance,

Verbs

• (v) move upward
  • The fog lifted
  • The smoke arose from the forest fire
  • The mist uprose from the meadows
  go up, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise,
• (v) increase in value or to a higher point
  • prices climbed steeply
  • the value of our house rose sharply last year
  go up, climb,
• (v) rise to one's feet
  • The audience got up and applauded
  get up, stand up, arise, uprise,
• (v) rise up
  • The building rose before them
  rear, lift,
• (v) come to the surface rise up, surface, come up,
• (v) 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
  arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow,
• (v) move to a better position in life or to a better job
  • She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
  move up, ascend,
• (v) go up or advance
  • Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
  mount, wax, climb,
• (v) become more extreme
  • The tension heightened
  heighten,
• (v) get up and out of bed
  • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
  • They rose early
  • He uprose at night
  get up, arise, uprise, turn out,
• (v) rise in rank or status
  • Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
  climb up, jump,
• (v) become heartened or elated
  • Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
• (v) exert oneself to meet a challenge
  • rise to a challenge
  • rise to the occasion
• (v) take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance rebel, rise up, arise,
• (v) increase in volume
  • the dough rose slowly in the warm room
  prove,
• (v) come up, of celestial bodies
  • The sun also rises
  • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
  • Jupiter ascends
  uprise, ascend, come up,
• (v) return from the dead
  • Christ is risen!
  • The dead are to uprise
  resurrect, uprise,

Synonyms

go up move up lift arise come up uprise ascending ascent ascension climb acclivity upgrade raise get up stand up rising rear rise up surface salary increase wage hike wage increase hike rising slope originate spring up develop grow ascend mount wax procession emanation heighten cost increase boost advance turn out climb up jump rebel prove resurrect

Antonyms

downfall fall come down descend go down declivity downslope declination declension decline descent sit down sit lie down lie wane crawl in go to bed go to sleep hit the hay hit the sack kip down sack out turn in bed retire go under set

See also

rise up surface come up

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