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

Emails from later in March obtained by The Bee show that further complications with the project arose when city staffers discovered additional compliance requirements for the project. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Various theories surrounding the murders arose following the verdict, but they were never officially solved. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

The decision arose from a post-conviction effort by Darnell Moore to set aside a jury’s guilty verdict against him in 2012 for the murder of a Norwich man. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

For accessories, those benefits did not explain performance, suggesting that gains arose mainly through cross-selling with destination products. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

That stadium was awarded the 2020 trials, but they were moved to Eugene after problems arose over renovations of the venue. — Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

On some occasions, threats arose after inspectors detected pests and were pressured not to report them, said an official familiar with their work who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Speculation about the future of Valli’s career previously arose in 2024. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

The second of Pattinson’s meme contributions this summer arose from a movie that’s not even been released. — David MacK, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026