rising

(noun) a movement upward. Synonyms: rise, ascent, ascension. Examples: "They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon."

(noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. Synonyms: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, uprising.

(verb) move upward. Synonyms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise. Examples: "The fog lifted." "The smoke arose from the forest fire." "The mist uprose from the meadows."

(verb) increase in value or to a higher point. Synonyms: rise, go up, climb. Examples: "Prices climbed steeply." "The value of our house rose sharply last year."

(verb) rise to one's feet. Synonyms: arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up. Examples: "The audience got up and applauded."

(verb) rise up. Synonyms: rise, lift, rear. Examples: "The building rose before them."

(verb) come to the surface. Synonyms: surface, come up, rise up, rise.

(verb) come into existence; take on form or shape. Synonyms: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow. Examples: "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."

(verb) move to a better position in life or to a better job. Synonyms: ascend, move up, rise. Examples: "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great."

(verb) go up or advance. Synonyms: wax, mount, climb, rise. Examples: "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered."

(verb) become more extreme. Synonyms: heighten, rise. Examples: "The tension heightened."

(verb) get up and out of bed. Synonyms: get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise. Examples: "I get up at 7 a.m. every day." "They rose early." "He uprose at night."

(verb) rise in rank or status. Synonyms: rise, jump, climb up. Examples: "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list."

(verb) become heartened or elated. Synonyms: rise. Examples: "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news."

(verb) exert oneself to meet a challenge. Synonyms: rise. Examples: "Rise to a challenge." "Rise to the occasion."

(verb) take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. Synonyms: rebel, arise, rise, rise up.

(verb) increase in volume. Synonyms: rise, prove. Examples: "The dough rose slowly in the warm room."

(verb) come up, of celestial bodies. Synonyms: rise, come up, uprise, ascend. Examples: "The sun also rises." "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...." "Jupiter ascends."

(verb) return from the dead. Synonyms: resurrect, rise, uprise. Examples: "Christ is risen!." "The dead are to uprise."

(adj) advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status. Synonyms: rising (vs. falling). Examples: "A rising trend." "A rising market."

(adj) sloping upward. Synonyms: acclivitous, uphill.

(adj) coming to maturity. Synonyms: emerging. Examples: "The rising generation."

(adj) newly come into prominence. Examples: "A rising young politician."