rise - 28 definitions |
| - noun |
| 1. | rise -- a growth in strength or number or importance |
| antonyms: fall -- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" |
| Source:WordNet 3.0 |
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| 2. | rise -- the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| synonyms: ascent, ascension, ascending |
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| 3. | ascent -- an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
| synonyms: ascent, acclivity, raise, climb, upgrade |
| antonyms: descent -- a downward slope or bend |
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| 4. | rise -- a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| synonyms: rising, ascent, ascension |
| antonyms: fall -- a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" |
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| 5. | raise -- the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" |
| synonyms: raise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase |
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| 6. | upgrade -- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
| synonyms: upgrade, rising slope |
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| 7. | lift -- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground |
| synonyms: lift |
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| 8. | emanation -- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
| synonyms: emanation, procession |
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| 9. | rise -- an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" |
| synonyms: boost, hike, cost increase |
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| 10. | advance -- increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" |
| synonyms: advance |
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| - verb |
| 11. | rise -- move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| synonyms: lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise |
| antonyms: descend -- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
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| 12. | rise -- increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" |
| synonyms: go up, climb |
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| 13. | arise -- rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" |
| synonyms: arise, uprise, get up, stand up |
| antonyms: sit down -- take a seat , lie down -- assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
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| 14. | rise -- rise up; "The building rose before them" |
| synonyms: lift, rear |
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| 15. | surface -- come to the surface |
| synonyms: surface, come up, rise up |
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| 16. | originate -- come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| synonyms: originate, arise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow |
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| 17. | ascend -- move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |
| synonyms: ascend, move up |
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| 18. | wax -- go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| synonyms: wax, mount, climb |
| antonyms: wane -- become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" |
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| 19. | heighten -- become more extreme; "The tension heightened" |
| synonyms: heighten |
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| 20. | get up -- get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" |
| synonyms: get up, turn out, arise, uprise |
| antonyms: go to bed -- prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" , go to bed -- prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" |
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| 21. | rise -- rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" |
| synonyms: jump, climb up |
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| 22. | rise -- become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" |
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| 23. | rise -- exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" |
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| 24. | rebel -- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance |
| synonyms: rebel, arise, rise up |
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| 25. | rise -- increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| synonyms: prove |
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| 26. | rise -- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" |
| synonyms: come up, uprise, ascend |
| antonyms: set -- disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" |
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| 27. | resurrect -- return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" |
| synonyms: resurrect, uprise |
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| 28. | rise, risen -- to move upward |
| synonyms: risen, rises, rerise, unrisen, riz |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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