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rising

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rising

1 open fighting against authority (as oneʼs own government)

  • a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years
Synonyms of rising

insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, rebellion, revolt, revolution, uprising
Words Related to rising

coup, coup dʼétat (or coup dʼetat), overthrow

misprision, sedition, treachery, treason

sabotage, subversion
Near Antonyms of rising

counterinsurgency, counterrevolution

2 the act or an instance of rising or climbing up

  • the rising of the sun
Synonyms of rising

ascension, ascent, climb, rise, soar
Words Related to rising

boost, hike, increase, raise

blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff

heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling
Near Antonyms of rising

plop, plummeting, sinking

decline, decrease, down

comedown, downfall, downgrade
Antonyms of rising

descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

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