rise

Definition of rise

Verbs

move upward

Synonyms:: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, uprise

Antonyms:: fall
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; come down, descend, go down; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; scend, surge
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; climb, climb up, go up, mount
go upward with gradual or continuous progress; scale
climb up by means of a ladder; escalade
climb up and over; ramp
creep up -- used especially of plants; mountaineer
climb mountains for pleasure as a sport; ride
climb up on the body; soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
rise rapidly; billow, wallow
rise up as if in waves; go up
be erected, built, or constructed; rocket, skyrocket
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; bubble
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; uplift
lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; chandelle
climb suddenly and steeply; steam
rise as vapor; ascend, come up, rise, uprise
come up, of celestial bodies

Type of:: go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

increase in value or to a higher point

Synonyms:: climb, go up

Types:: soar
go or move upward; bull
advance in price

Type of:: grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

rise to one's feet

Synonyms:: arise, get up, stand up, uprise

Antonyms:: sit down
take a seat; sit; lie down
assume a reclining position; lie; show more antonyms...

Types:: take the floor
stand up to dance

Type of:: change posture
undergo a change in bodily posture

rise up

Synonyms:: lift, rear

Types:: hulk, loom, predominate, tower
appear very large or occupy a commanding position

Type of:: appear, look, seem
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

come to the surface

Synonyms:: come up, rise up, surface

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; emerge
come up to the surface of or rise; resurface
reappear on the surface; bubble up, intumesce
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; swell, well
come up, as of a liquid

Type of:: ascend, go up
travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

come into existence; take on form or shape

Synonyms:: arise, develop, grow, originate, spring up, uprise

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; resurge
rise again; come forth, emerge
happen or occur as a result of something; break
come forth or begin from a state of latency; come, follow
to be the product or result; swell, well up
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); head
take its rise

Type of:: become
come into existence

move to a better position in life or to a better job

Synonyms:: ascend, move up

Type of:: change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

go up or advance

Synonyms:: climb, mount, wax

Antonyms:: wane
become smaller

Types:: jump
increase suddenly and significantly; advance, gain
rise in rate or price

Type of:: increase
become bigger or greater in amount

become more extreme

Synonyms:: heighten

Type of:: increase
make bigger or more

get up and out of bed

Synonyms:: arise, get up, turn out, uprise

Antonyms:: turn in
prepare for sleep; bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out; go to bed
prepare for sleep; show more antonyms...

rise in rank or status

Synonyms:: climb up, jump

Type of:: change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

become heartened or elated

exert oneself to meet a challenge

"rise to a challenge"

"rise to the occasion"

Type of:: tackle, take on, undertake
accept as a challenge

take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Synonyms:: arise, rebel, rise up

Types:: revolt
make revolution; mutiny
engage in a mutiny against an authority

Type of:: dissent, protest, resist
express opposition through action or words

increase in volume

Synonyms:: prove

Type of:: grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

come up, of celestial bodies

"The sun also rises"

Synonyms:: ascend, come up, uprise

Antonyms:: set
disappear beyond the horizon; go down, go under; show more antonyms...

Type of:: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward

return from the dead

"Christ is risen!"

"The dead are to uprise"

Synonyms:: resurrect, uprise; raise, upraise
cause to become alive again

Type of:: return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

Nouns

a growth in strength or number or importance

Antonyms:: fall
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; downfall; show more antonyms...

Types:: crime wave
a sudden rise in the crime rate; wave
something that rises rapidly; spike
a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

Type of:: emergence, growth, outgrowth
the gradual beginning or coming forth

the act of changing location in an upward direction

Synonyms:: ascending, ascension, ascent

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; levitation
the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; heave, heaving
the act of lifting something with great effort; climb, mount
the act of climbing something; scaling
ascent by or as if by a ladder; clamber
an awkward climb; mountain climbing, mountaineering
the activity of climbing a mountain; rock climbing
the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment); soar, zoom
the act of rising upward into the air

Type of:: motion, move, movement
the act of changing location from one place to another

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

Synonyms:: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade

Antonyms:: descent
a downward slope or bend; declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall; show more antonyms...

Types:: uphill
the upward slope of a hill

Type of:: incline, side, slope
an elevated geological formation

a movement upward

"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

Synonyms:: ascension, ascent, rising

Antonyms:: fall
a movement downward

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; climb, climbing, mounting
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); elevation, lift, raising
the event of something being raised upward; heave, heaving
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); liftoff
the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad; rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom
a rapid rise; takeoff
the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne; upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building); uplifting
the rise of something

Type of:: change of location, travel
a movement through space that changes the location of something

the amount a salary is increased

Synonyms:: hike, raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase

Type of:: increase, increment
the amount by which something increases

the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Synonyms:: rising slope, upgrade

Type of:: grade
the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Synonyms:: lift

Type of:: moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

Synonyms:: emanation, procession

Type of:: inception, origin, origination
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

an increase in cost

"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

Synonyms:: boost, cost increase, hike

Type of:: increase, increment
the amount by which something increases

increase in price or value

Synonyms:: advance

Type of:: increase, step-up
the act of increasing something

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