Synonyms of risen

risen 1 of 2

adjective

as in inflated

Related Words

• inflated
• swollen
• enlarged
• expanded
• blown up
• puffy
• projecting
• distended
• puffed
• ballooning
• bloated
• bulbous
• extended
• jutting
• convex
• protuberant
• rounded
• protruding
• domed
• spherical
• bulging
• globular
• protrusive
• global
• cambered
• round

Dissimilar Words

• hollow
• sunken
• depressed
• concave
• indented
• dented
• dished
• recessed
• cupped
• cavernous
• alveolar
• crescentic
• recurved
• cuplike
• dimpled
• cuppy
• pockmarked

risen

2 of 2

verb

past participle of rise

1

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• accelerated
• climbed
• mounted
• expanded
• swelled
• heightened
• intensified
• multiplied
• proliferated
• mushroomed
• boomed
• escalated
• accumulated
• rolled up
• spread
• gained
• ballooned
• enlarged
• waxed
• peaked
• appreciated
• skyrocketed
• built up
• snowballed
• surged
• burgeoned
• jumped
• rocketed
• inflated
• redoubled
• crested
• puffed (up)
• distended
• blown up
• crescendoed
• bulked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• receded
• dwindled
• waned

2

as in arisen

to leave one's bed

I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arisen
• woken
• rolled out
• awoken
• turned out
• awakened
• got up
• uprisen
• stirred
• bestirred
• aroused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in ascended

to move or extend upward

mountains majestically rising towards the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• declined
• descended
• plunged
• fallen (off)
• dipped
• sunk
• slid
• plummeted
• dived
• nose-dived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of risen

Adjective

With the risen dough still in the bowl, fold one quadrant over itself into the center of the bowl (the fold will look like a rounded triangle). — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The longest ending includes the risen Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, whose testimony is initially rebuffed, and then to others. — Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026

This wretched regime is doomed to be overthrown by the risen populace and rebellious youth. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Verb

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touted his country's progress on recycling, saying its rate had risen from about 13% in 2017, when the zero waste movement began, to about 40% by the end of 2025. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Home prices have risen much faster than incomes, leaving buyers facing larger mortgage payments and down payments that can equal a year's salary. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

America's credit card debt has risen by $22 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and is $52 billion higher than a year earlier, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said this week. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Home prices have risen on an annual basis for 40 months in a row. — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Founded by Audrey Gelman in 2025, who designed the hotel in collaboration with interiors firm GrecoDeco, the Countryside Inn has quickly risen in popularity—even earning a spot in AD’s list of Great Design Hotels last year. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2026

Ellison said Paramount Plus engagement had risen more than 20 percent since Skydance acquired Paramount last year. — Rani Molla, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Consumer prices have risen by an average of 30% since 2019, Rossman noted. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Over that half century, the ship has risen from stage gimmick to cultural landmark, particularly in Black culture, and has earned a place in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026