RISING Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrī-ziŋ

Definition of rising

as in revolt

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years

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as in climb

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up the rising of the sun

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rising

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verb

present participle of rise

as in increasing

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate

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as in waking

to leave one's bed I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven

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as in ascending

to move or extend upward mountains majestically rising towards the sky

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Recent Examples of rising

Noun

There’s also a valuable dark-sky window around the month’s New Moon, the arrival of the summer solstice and the rising of the Strawberry Moon late in the month. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 With unemployment rising, hopes of lowering inflation stagnating and yet another interest rate cut pause from the Federal Reserve, there were few signs of interest rate relief in the month. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Verb

Marylanders are experiencing the same rising home costs as communities across America. — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026 Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rising

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising

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The people ended up burning down the house of one of the tax collectors, prompting President George Washington to raise the first federal army against them and quickly quell the revolt.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
At once pugnaciously combative and unreservedly sentimental, Landon chose to take the series out with a commentary on class revolt.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of revolt

Noun

Regardless, Higgins, who runs a security firm, said unauthorized climbs pose immediate safety risks to both the climbers and people below if someone falls.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The ride, designed by coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, will begin with a 309-foot climb, followed by a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop, and will include sharp turns, airtime moments, and multiple inversions.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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Verb

As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
When patients can’t pay, hospitals absorb the costs and pass them onto people with insurance by increasing prices, studies show.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

Beyond the huge gym windows, Maharashtra is waking to another green-gold morning of bulbul birdsong and mooching mongooses.

— Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Facial puffiness on waking happens because lymph flow slows overnight when the body is horizontal and still, letting fluid pool in the face.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

Definition of waking

Verb

Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.

— Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of ascending

Noun

Johnny Knoxville faces a summer camp uprising as his new comedy heads to theaters.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Egypt’s tourism has started to recover after years of years of political turmoil and violence following the 2011 uprising, as well as the coronavirus pandemic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of uprising

Noun

The talent agency handles the careers of many of the world’s biggest actors, athletes and influencers, some of the very people whose livelihoods are most threatened by the creeping ascent of AI.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Pogacar thanked Del Toro for his efforts in the final ascent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of ascent

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