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rising

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From the verb rise: (⇒ conjugate)
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rising
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Sense: Adjective: getting physically higher
Synonyms:
growing Collocations, mounting Collocations, ascending, climbing Collocations, advancing, going up, coming up
Sense: Adjective: increasing
Synonyms:
increasing Collocations, growing Collocations, mounting Collocations, ascending, climbing Collocations, growing higher, going up, on the up (informal), upward Collocations, expanding, widening, broadening, extending
Sense: Noun: uprising
Synonyms:
uprising, insurrection, revolt, rebellion, riot Collocations, revolution Collocations, coup Collocations, coup d'état, takeover Collocations, sedition, overthrow Collocations, mutiny


rise
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Sense: Noun: ascent
Synonyms:
ascent, ascension, climb Collocations, surge Collocations, upward motion, upward sweep, uphill struggle, mounting Collocations, soaring Collocations, shooting up
Antonyms:
sinking Collocations, falling back, falling off, recession Collocations, dip Collocations, descent Collocations, setting Collocations, sunset Collocations, abatement, dwindling, dying down, easing off, ebb Collocations, waning, slackening, lessening, shortening
Sense: Noun: increase
Synonyms:
increase Collocations, jump Collocations, growth Collocations, gain Collocations, hike Collocations, leap Collocations, surge Collocations, augmentation, enlargement, multiplication, addition Collocations, advance Collocations, upsurge, upswing, upturn, uptick, raise Collocations, inflation, ballooning
Antonyms:
decrease Collocations, fall Collocations, drop Collocations, slide Collocations, cutback, decline Collocations, tumble Collocations, nosedive, reduction Collocations, loss Collocations, slump Collocations, downturn Collocations
Sense: Noun: rising ground
Synonyms:
climb Collocations, mound Collocations, slope Collocations, incline, hillock, hill Collocations, knoll, mountain Collocations, mount Collocations (archaic)
Sense: Noun: emergence
Synonyms:
emergence, beginning Collocations, appearance Collocations, start Collocations, commencement, origin Collocations, entrance Collocations, outset Collocations, source Collocations, incipience, signs
Antonyms:
end Collocations, ending Collocations, conclusion Collocations, finale, termination Collocations, climax Collocations, demise Collocations, curtains (slang)
Sense: Verb: ascend
Synonyms:
rise up, ascend, climb Collocations, go up, mount Collocations, scale Collocations, soar Collocations, surge Collocations, fly high, go higher, get higher, sweep upward, sweep upwards (UK), move up, move upward, move upwards (UK), lift Collocations
Antonyms:
sink Collocations, plummet Collocations, fall Collocations, drop Collocations, go down, slide down, land Collocations, descend, plunge Collocations, come down, come crashing down
Sense: Verb: increase
Synonyms:
increase Collocations, grow Collocations, go up, rocket Collocations, swell Collocations, shoot up, intensify, heighten, inflate, escalate Collocations, spiral, gain Collocations, get higher, get louder, grow louder, jump Collocations, leap Collocations, surge Collocations, skyrocket (informal)
Antonyms:
decrease Collocations, shrink Collocations, fall back, diminish Collocations, lower Collocations, tumble Collocations, nosedive, slump Collocations, cut back, die down, dwindle Collocations, lighten, lessen
Sense: Verb: get up after lying, sitting, etc.
Synonyms:
get up, stand up, spring up, get out of bed, get to your feet, jump up, leap up, pull yourself up
Antonyms:
sleep Collocations, go to bed, get into bed, lie down, have a nap, fall asleep, drop off
Sense: Verb: get out of bed
Synonyms:
arise Collocations, awake Collocations, wake Collocations, waken, wake up, get out of bed, rouse yourself, surface Collocations, be up and about
Sense: Verb: begin
Synonyms:
arise Collocations, spring Collocations, emerge Collocations, appear Collocations, begin Collocations, start Collocations, emanate, come up
Antonyms:
end Collocations, terminate Collocations, flow into, ebb Collocations, recede, retract, peter out, flow back
Sense: Verb: advance your status or position
Synonyms:
advance Collocations, climb the ladder, rise through the ranks, move up through the ranks, move up, be promoted, get a promotion, be successful, flourish Collocations, prosper, thrive Collocations, grow Collocations, go places (slang)
Antonyms:
worsen Collocations, deteriorate, get worse, fail Collocations, struggle Collocations, get sacked, lose your job, go through hard times, not make ends meet, go backwards
Sense: Verb: be built
Synonyms:
go up, be erected, be put up, be built, be constructed, stand Collocations
Antonyms:
be torn apart, be demolished, be bulldozed, come down, crumble Collocations, fall apart, collapse Collocations, fall to pieces, give way
Sense: Verb: swell - dough, batter, etc.
Synonyms:
swell Collocations, puff up, rise up, inflate, expand Collocations, fluff up, plump up, plump Collocations, balloon Collocations, grow Collocations, puff Collocations, go puffy, turn puffy
Antonyms:
deflate, compress, cave in
Sense: Verb: rebel
Synonyms:
rise up, rebel Collocations, revolt, turn Collocations, take up arms, stage a rebellion, stage an uprising, stage a mutiny, mutiny

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