Synonyms of arose

arose

verb

past tense of arise

1

as in woke

to leave one's bed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woke
• rose
• awoke
• rolled out
• uprose
• awakened
• turned out
• got up
• stirred
• aroused
• bestirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retired
• turned in
• rested
• bedded (down)
• nodded
• slept
• settled
• dropped off
• slumbered
• dozed
• napped
• lay up
• perched
• lay (down)
• roosted
• couched
• bunked
• snoozed
• flopped (down)
• reclined
• catnapped
• dossed (down)

2

as in surfaced

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

• surfaced
• emerged
• occurred
• happened
• appeared
• materialized
• came up
• cropped (up)
• came
• sprang (up)
• transpired
• went (on)
• came out
• chanced
• turned up
• intervened
• came about
• interfered
• showed up
• fell out
• intruded
• went off
• passed
• interposed
• happed

3

as in began

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

• began
• originated
• started
• commenced
• appeared
• was
• emerged
• formed
• sprang
• engendered
• arrived
• dawned
• existed
• materialized
• set in
• lived
• broke
• actualized
• breathed
• lasted
• continued
• persisted
• subsisted
• survived
• came on
• coalesced
• shaped (up)
• endured
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• ceased
• stopped
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• disappeared
• discontinued
• vanished
• dissolved
• died
• evaporated
• quit
• desisted
• departed
• passed away
• expired
• perished

4

as in rose

to move or extend upward

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rose
• climbed
• ascended
• soared
• lifted
• mounted
• upped
• thrust
• aspired
• uprose
• upturned
• surged
• sloped
• tilted
• towered
• upreared
• leaned
• upthrusted
• inclined
• ballooned
• elevated
• raised
• uplifted
• upheaved
• surmounted
• topped
• crested
• scaled
• boosted
• tipped
• blasted off
• upraised
• zoomed
• listed
• reclined
• took off
• slanted
• canted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descended
• declined
• dropped
• fell (off)
• plunged
• dipped
• slid
• sank
• plummeted
• dived
• nose-dived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arose

In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works. — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

The earliest hurdle that Musk couldn’t clear arose in New York. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

In 2020, another athlete organizing movement arose, initiated by Pac-12 players who were concerned about conference leaders’ decisions on whether college football should be played during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Hezbollah arose after Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which was aimed at dismantling the Palestine Liberation Organization’s presence in the country. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

For thousands of years, people have built in places where the earth roared long before human civilizations arose. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

One of those opportunities arose a week after the KCUYA contingent returned from All-Star weekend. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

When the opportunity arose to start a new project just steps away from Oceans, Rosse jumped at the prospect. — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

The case arose after a patient entered a fertility clinic’s cryogenic storage area and dropped a container holding frozen embryos. — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026