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rising

noun

1 rising

A movement upward.

synonyms: ascension, ascent, rise.

Roget 305: ascent, ascension; rising etc. 309; acclivity, hill etc. 217; flight of steps, flight of stairs; ladder rocket, lark; sky rocket, ... show more

Dutch: Hemelvaart, hemelvaart

2 rising

Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.

synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, uprising.

Roget 742: disobedience, insubordination, contumacy; infraction, infringement; violation, noncompliance; nonobservance etc. 773.    revolt, rebellion, mutiny, outbreak, ... show more

Dutch: oproer, opstand, rebellie, revolte
Polish: bunt, rewolta

adjective

1 rising

Advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status.

Roget 305: rising etc. v.. scandent, buoyant; supernatant, superfluitant; excelsior.   

2 rising

Sloping upward.

synonyms: acclivitous, uphill.

3 rising

Coming to maturity:
— The rising generation.

synonym: emerging.

4 rising

Newly come into prominence.


Moby thesaurus: Brownian movement, abruptness, abscess, acclinate, acclivitous, acclivity, advance, anabasis, anabatic, angular motion, aposteme, apparition, appearance, appearing, arising, ascendant, ascending, ascension, ascensional, ascensive ... show more.

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