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 Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Criticizing the problems of inflation and issues arising from the war is not consistent with the slogans of some. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Paramount argues that the states and the Writers Guild of America — which has filed its own antitrust suit — should be required to post a bond to cover its losses arising from the delay in the event that the deal is ultimately approved. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Her younger brother Jansen passed in 2023 at the age of 28, of aortic valve complications arising from cardiomegaly. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

At other times these techniques were employed amid disagreements between African American individuals, arising from issues such as economic competition or romantic jealousy. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

In December 2025, Leo filed an employment tribunal lawsuit against ITN, claiming discrimination arising from his disability. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Mangione’s cases involve different charges arising from the same course of conduct. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

After the scandal made headlines, Elliott said, the regulations still weren’t updated to prevent similar situations from arising. — Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026