Synonyms of rising

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noun

ˈrī-ziŋ 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolt
• uprising
• insurrection
• rebellion
• mutiny
• insurgency
• revolution
• insurgence
• outbreak
• overthrow
• coup
• treachery
• coup d'état
• sedition
• treason
• subversion
• sabotage
• misprision

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• counterinsurgency
• counterrevolution

2

as in climb

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up

the rising of the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• ascent
• ascension
• rise
• soar
• increase
• takeoff
• hike
• raise
• elevation
• raising
• boost
• upsurge
• thrust
• hoist
• upswing
• upturn
• upheaval
• levitation
• liftoff
• heave
• upwelling
• uplifting
• uptrend
• upthrust
• blastoff
• upraising
• upsweep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• drop
• dip
• descent
• plunge
• sinking
• dive
• decrease
• decline
• plummeting
• down
• nosedive
• downfall
• plop
• downgrade
• comedown

rising

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verb

present participle of rise

1

as in increasing

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

the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• swelling
• accelerating
• expanding
• climbing
• multiplying
• intensifying
• escalating
• waxing
• accumulating
• proliferating
• surging
• mounting
• spreading
• mushrooming
• booming
• ballooning
• burgeoning
• snowballing
• gaining
• enlarging
• rolling up
• skyrocketing
• jumping
• appreciating
• heightening
• building up
• rocketing
• peaking
• inflating
• cresting
• redoubling
• distending
• puffing (up)
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• waning
• dwindling

2

as in waking

to leave one's bed

I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waking
• arising
• uprising
• rolling out
• awaking
• getting up
• awakening
• turning out
• stirring
• bestirring
• arousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retiring
• resting
• sleeping
• turning in
• nodding
• bedding (down)
• dozing
• dropping off
• slumbering
• settling
• napping
• snoozing
• lying up
• lying (down)
• perching
• roosting
• reclining
• bunking
• flopping (down)
• catnapping
• couching
• dossing (down)

3

as in ascending

to move or extend upward

mountains majestically rising towards the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascending
• soaring
• climbing
• lifting
• mounting
• arising
• upping
• thrusting
• uprising
• aspiring
• sloping
• surging
• upturning
• towering
• tilting
• leaning
• upthrusting
• uprearing
• inclining
• raising
• elevating
• scaling
• topping
• uplifting
• boosting
• surmounting
• upheaving
• ballooning
• cresting
• zooming
• tipping
• taking off
• slanting
• reclining
• upraising
• blasting off
• listing
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• descending
• falling (off)
• dropping
• plunging
• dipping
• sliding
• sinking
• diving
• plummeting
• nose-diving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rising

Noun

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

With unemployment rising, hopes of lowering inflation stagnating and yet another interest rate cut pause from the Federal Reserve, there were few signs of interest rate relief in the month. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Verb

The term was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in reference to England’s Stonehenge, which is aligned to the rising sun on the summer solstice. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing. — ABC News, 5 July 2026