Synonyms of arising

arising

verb

present participle of arise

1

as in rising

to leave one's bed

the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in emerging

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerging
• surfacing
• occurring
• happening
• appearing
• coming up
• springing (up)
• materializing
• cropping (up)
• coming
• going (on)
• coming out
• transpiring
• interfering
• intervening
• showing up
• falling out
• turning up
• coming about
• intruding
• going off
• passing
• happing
• interposing
• chancing

3

as in originating

to come into existence

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originating
• beginning
• starting
• commencing
• appearing
• being
• emerging
• forming
• springing
• arriving
• existing
• dawning
• living
• breaking
• actualizing
• materializing
• engendering
• setting in
• lasting
• continuing
• breathing
• subsisting
• persisting
• surviving
• coming on
• shaping (up)
• coalescing
• enduring
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• terminating
• finishing
• concluding
• halting
• disappearing
• vanishing
• evaporating
• discontinuing
• dissolving
• dying
• quitting
• departing
• desisting
• expiring
• perishing
• passing away

4

as in ascending

to move or extend upward

slowly the hot-air balloon arose, and the round-the-world flight was begun

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arising

The Fairfield Police Department in a social media post Friday morning announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder and related offenses arising from the June 3 shooting at the Fairfield High School campus. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Teton Ridge seeks substantial damages arising from that conduct. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Waymo’s latest announcement comes as the company confronts challenges that are arising as more of its cars hit the road. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Management and directors must also be mindful of the broader governance implications arising from the positions taken by their organizations. — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

No criminal or civil matters arising from the actions in the discipline case are affected. — David J. Neal july 5, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

The painting has undergone extensive restoration, removing overpainting by other hands and revealing imagery that, experts say, may have articulated a message of religious tolerance in a moment of social tensions arising partly from a refugee crisis. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Palliative care, which provides medical and emotional support to patients at the end of their lives, is a relatively new concept, arising only in the 1960s. — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026

Lynn Florian, 8th Ward, who cast the lone vote against the budget, were worried about potentially unforeseen expenses arising from current economic conditions while Ald. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026