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 Underlying the Persian Gulf itself is a basin filled with debris eroded from the rising of the Zagros Mountains. — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026

Verb

Surveys show that rising costs have left many people worried. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Conditions that are too cold might delay proofing or rising, resulting in a super-dense loaf. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rising

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Noun

Democratic primaries have been shaped by a progressive revolt against the party establishment.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Could Infantino’s close relationship with the president be adding even more fuel to the revolt?

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolt

Noun

The Athletic crunched the numbers and determined that no team in baseball has faced as dramatic an increase in fastball percentage, with the Dodgers seeing that frequency climb steadily since May.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
In October 2024, Whisenant and another climber named Brant Hysell set a speed record on El Capitan's Lurking Fear route, completing the climb in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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But the drought is still hitting home with record-low water levels on the Danube River disrupting grain transport, causing chronically congested terminals and an increasing pileup of crops with nowhere to go.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Our city is not alone in the trend of increasing e-scooter injuries.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

When the conference was in its early stages of ascending to dominance in the late 2000s, two of the greatest coaches of their era called Tuscaloosa and Gainesville home.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
But like Young, Verse was a player ascending but not yet ascended.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascending

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Al-Assir gained support in southern Lebanon for his vocal criticism of the powerful Shiite militant Hezbollah group’s involvement in Syria’s uprising that turned into civil war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib, who was convicted of overseeing a crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of uprising

Noun

The ascent of Polymarket, Kalshi, and other event prediction markets has led to new opportunities for insider trading.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
Redgrift and Forest’s ascent through the gallery’s ranks often followed parallel trajectories, and both were promoted following an earlier restructuring in 2021.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascent

Verb

In nearby Anderson in Madison County, Indiana, the mayor declared a local disaster emergency and issued evacuation orders Thursday along the swelling White River and other waterways.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Additionally, more than 100 reports of serious adverse events, mostly cases of patients being hospitalized for swelling, respiratory, and heart complications, have been reported to the FDA.

— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026

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