rise above

verb

rose above; risen above; rising above; rises above

1

: to not allow oneself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful)

It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics.

2

: to be or become better than (something)

The quality of the food never rises above average.

Examples of rise above in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the near distance a great grey boulder rose above the red tufts. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Bitcoin rose above $86,000 to touch its highest level since January even after the Clarity Act was stymied in the Senate last week. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Some voices rose above the crowd shouting expletives and Cooper’s name. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

How that journey is navigated is the key to the production being successful in rising above convention. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for rise above

• hereinabove
• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof