uprise

uprise

noun

Definition of UPRISE

an upward slope <the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult>

Synonyms acclivity, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

Related Words cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell

Near Antonyms basin, depression, hollow

Antonyms declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging