uprise

an upward slope the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult Synonyms acclivity, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill, ascentRelated Words cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swellNear Antonyms basin, depression, hollowAntonyms declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

1 to leave one's bed uprise! we have lots of work to do today! Synonyms get up, rise, roll out, turn out, ariseRelated Words arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wakeNear Antonyms 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), reclineAntonyms bed (down), retire, turn in

2 to move or extend upward as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain Synonyms arise, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar, thrust, up, ascend, upthrust, upturnRelated Words 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, tipNear Antonyms dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slideAntonyms decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge