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uprise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of uprise

an upward slope

  • the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult
Synonyms of uprise

acclivity, ascent, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill
Words Related to uprise

cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt

climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell
Near Antonyms of uprise

basin, depression, hollow
Antonyms of uprise

declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

uprise

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of uprise

1 to leave oneʼs bed

  • uprise! we have lots of work to do today!
Synonyms of uprise

arise, get up, rise, roll out, turn out
Words Related to uprise

arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wake
Near Antonyms of uprise

catnap, doze, drop off, lie up, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze

bunk, perch, roost, settle

couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop (down), lie (down), recline
Antonyms of uprise

bed (down), retire, turn in

2 to move or extend upward

  • as we went from the coast into the stateʼs interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain
Synonyms of uprise

arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar, thrust, up, uprear, upthrust, upturn
Words Related to uprise

surge, tower

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip
Near Antonyms of uprise

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide
Antonyms of uprise

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge

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