ARISES Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

arises

verb

present tense third-person singular of arise

as in rises

to leave one's bed the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up

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as in emerges

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment

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as in begins

to come into existence it is not known exactly how mammals arose, but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period

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as in ascends

to move or extend upward slowly the hot-air balloon arose, and the round-the-world flight was begun

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Recent Examples of arises While Adobe's Firefly ensures commercially safe content, a key caution arises when integrating third-party AI models through Creative Agent, as their output may lack commercial safety guarantees. —

David Phelan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 But every time a moment of inspiration arises, she is interrupted – the children, the laundry, the meals. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2026 The saxophonist is a musical shapeshifter who lends his talents far and wide, but his dreamiest, most conventionally melodic music usually arises from his long-running collaboration with vocalist Nicholas Krgovich. —

Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026 Beauty, then, arises from the pain and struggle of experiencing oneself as a site of divine truancy, and ugly is that which pretends to be directly equivalent to the soul, God, etc. —

Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 That's typically where confusion arises. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 June 2026 If such an opportunity arises, producers would be well served by bringing this entire exceptional cast out east to perform it. —

Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 Anytime a situation along these lines arises, aluminum foil has your back. —

Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 The question arises as to how effectively Maryland’s Republican Party is fulfilling its responsibilities. —

Anirban Basu, Baltimore Sun, 5 June 2026

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Historic elements of the former hotel remain today, including a grand piano and white stone, spiral staircase that rises up to the second-floor banquet rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
The Love Goddess Venus rises in your 10th House of Career and Status, standing opposite cosmic detective Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so public goals confront private truths that need recognition.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026