rise above

phrasal 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

The leads are endlessly charming, and the script rises above the typical Hallmark movie with references to classic films set at the Plaza, including Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. —Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025

Sprites, by contrast, often resemble crimson jellyfish or branching tendrils rising above thunderstorms. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025

But one restaurant has risen above all others in the city to be recognized as the world’s most beautiful. —Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025

After a bitter cold start to December, temperatures will finally rise above freezing in Milwaukee this week and melt some ice and snow. —Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for rise above

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