Synonyms of rises

rises 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rise

1

as in increases

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• swells
• accelerates
• expands
• climbs
• intensifies
• multiplies
• accumulates
• escalates
• waxes
• spreads
• proliferates
• surges
• enlarges
• mounts
• jumps
• mushrooms
• booms
• gains
• rolls up
• snowballs
• appreciates
• builds up
• heightens
• burgeons
• balloons
• bourgeons
• skyrockets
• inflates
• redoubles
• peaks
• distends
• rockets
• puffs (up)
• bulks
• crests
• blows up
• crescendoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• diminishes
• recedes
• wanes
• lessens
• contracts
• dwindles

2

as in wakes

to leave one's bed

I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wakes
• arises
• awakes
• rolls out
• turns out
• gets up
• awakens
• uprises
• stirs
• arouses
• bestirs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beds (down)
• retires
• rests
• turns in
• sleeps
• nods
• drops off
• dozes
• settles
• slumbers
• snoozes
• lies (down)
• naps
• perches
• lies up
• reclines
• roosts
• flops (down)
• catnaps
• couches
• bunks
• dosses (down)

3

as in ascends

to move or extend upward

mountains majestically rising towards the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascends
• soars
• climbs
• ups
• lifts
• arises
• mounts
• thrusts
• aspires
• slopes
• tilts
• surges
• upturns
• leans
• uprises
• towers
• uprears
• upthrusts
• elevates
• inclines
• raises
• uplifts
• tops
• surmounts
• boosts
• scales
• zooms
• crests
• tips
• reclines
• upheaves
• takes off
• blasts off
• slants
• upraises
• lists
• balloons
• cants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descends
• drops
• declines
• falls (off)
• plunges
• dips
• sinks
• slides
• dives
• plummets
• nose-dives

rises

2 of 2

noun

plural of rise

1

as in promotions

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position

his rapid rise to president of the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promotions
• ascents
• advancements
• elevations
• upgrades
• preferments
• creations
• exaltations
• preferences
• aggrandizements
• magnifications
• ennoblements
• glorifications

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reductions
• degradations
• downgrades
• falls
• demotions
• discharges
• depositions
• suspensions
• removals
• dismissals
• expulsions
• overthrows
• abasements
• impeachments
• comedowns
• ousters
• dethronements
• downfalls

2

as in hills

an area of high ground

if we can get to the top of that rise, we'll be able to see for miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hills
• mounds
• cliffs
• mountains
• highlands
• elevations
• altitudes
• uplands
• humps
• knolls
• bluffs
• eminences
• heights
• prominences
• crags
• mounts
• foothills
• peaks
• plateaus
• ridges
• plateaux
• steeps
• mesas
• precipices
• buttes
• domes
• tablelands
• tors
• hillocks
• alps
• downs
• tables
• sierras
• hummocks
• sugarloaves
• knobs
• sugarloafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowlands
• valleys
• depressions
• hollows
• plains
• vales
• basins
• flats
• bottoms
• glens
• dales
• dells
• fens
• bottomlands
• floodplains
• dingles
• tidewaters

3

as in inclines

an upward slope

the rise of the hill was relatively gentle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hills
• inclines
• climbs
• ascents
• inclinations
• acclivities
• uprises
• upgrades
• tilts
• leans
• gradients
• rakes
• swells
• ridges
• uphills
• pitches
• cants
• diagonals
• glacis
• humps
• grades
• mounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• declines
• hangs
• dips
• hangings
• downgrades
• declensions
• descents
• basins
• declivities
• depressions
• hollows
• drop-offs
• downhills

4

as in boosts

something added (as by growth)

an unexpected rise in prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• boosts
• raises
• gains
• additions
• increments
• more
• accruals
• step ups
• augmentations
• upticks
• expansions
• accretions
• supplements
• proliferations
• accumulations
• plusses
• step-ups
• jumps
• addendums
• pluses
• addenda
• spikes
• complements
• continuations
• upturns
• extensions
• appendices
• collections
• gatherings
• appendixes
• assemblages
• accessions
• uptrends
• run-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• decreases
• declines
• reductions
• losses
• decrements
• shrinkages
• depletions
• diminutions
• falloffs
• diminishments
• abatements
• step downs
• drop-offs
• step-downs
• deductions
• stepdowns
• subtractions

5

as in climbs

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up

unfortunately, the descent of the balloon was just as swift as its rise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climbs
• ascensions
• soars
• ascents
• risings
• increases
• raises
• hikes
• takeoffs
• elevations
• hoists
• boosts
• thrusts
• heaves
• upturns
• upswings
• upsurges
• upheavals
• levitations
• upthrusts
• upwellings
• blastoffs
• liftoffs
• uptrends
• upsweeps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• drops
• dips
• plunges
• dives
• decreases
• declines
• descents
• nosedives
• downs
• plops
• downgrades
• downfalls
• comedowns