rise

/raɪz/

/raɪz/

Other forms: rising; risen; rises

Rise almost always has to do with something that’s becoming taller or higher, like when you rise from your chair or your grades that rise when you study harder.

As a verb, rise can mean anything from "get up" to "increase" to "rebel" to "return from the dead." As a noun, it can be an upward movement, a little hill, a wage increase, a price hike, or even the length from the waistband to the center seam on a pair of jeans — with a low rise, those fashionable jeans don't cover much of your mid-section, which is why denim shopping with Mom can make anger rise in both of you!

Definitions of rise

1. verb

   move upward
   synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, uprise

   antonyms:

   fall

   move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

   types:

   scend, surge

   rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

   climb, climb up, go up, mount

   go upward with gradual or continuous progress

   soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

   rise rapidly

   go up

   be erected, built, or constructed

   rocket, skyrocket

   shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

   bubble

   rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles

   uplift

   lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

   chandelle

   climb suddenly and steeply

   steam

   rise as vapor

   ascend, come up, uprise

   come up, of celestial bodies

   scale

   climb up by means of a ladder

   escalade

   climb up and over

   ramp

   creep up -- used especially of plants

   mountaineer

   climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

   billow, wallow

   rise up as if in waves

   ride

   climb up on the body

   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2. verb

   come up, of celestial bodies
   “The sun also rises”

   synonyms: ascend, come up, uprise

   antonyms:

   set

   disappear beyond the horizon

   type of:

   arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, uprise

   move upward
3. verb

   rise up
   “The building rose before them”

   synonyms: lift, rear

   types:

   hulk, loom, predominate, tower

   appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   type of:

   appear, look, seem

   give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
4. verb

   rise to one's feet
   synonyms: arise, get up, stand up, uprise

   types:

   take the floor

   stand up to dance

   type of:

   change posture

   undergo a change in bodily posture
5. verb

   get up and out of bed
   “They rose early”

   synonyms: arise, get up, turn out, uprise
6. verb

   come to the surface
   synonyms: come up, rise up, surface

   types:

   emerge

   come up to the surface of or rise

   resurface

   reappear on the surface

   bubble up, intumesce

   move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically

   swell, well

   come up, as of a liquid

   type of:

   ascend, go up

   travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
7. verb

   go up or advance
   synonyms: climb, mount, wax

   types:

   jump

   increase suddenly and significantly

   advance, gain

   rise in rate or price

   type of:

   increase

   become bigger or greater in amount
8. verb

   increase in volume
   “the dough rose slowly in the warm room”

   synonyms: prove

   type of:

   grow

   become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
9. noun

   the act of changing location in an upward direction
   synonyms: ascending, ascension, ascent

   types:

   levitation

   the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means

   heave, heaving

   the act of lifting something with great effort

   climb, mount

   the act of climbing something

   soar, zoom

   the act of rising upward into the air

   scaling

   ascent by or as if by a ladder

   clamber

   an awkward climb

   mountain climbing, mountaineering

   the activity of climbing a mountain

   rock climbing

   the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

   type of:

   motion, move, movement

   the act of changing location from one place to another
10. noun

    a movement upward
    “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

    synonyms: ascension, ascent, rising

    antonyms:

    fall

    a movement downward

    types:

    climb, climbing, mounting

    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

    elevation, lift, raising

    the event of something being raised upward

    heave, heaving

    an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

    liftoff

    the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

    rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom

    a rapid rise

    takeoff

    the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

    upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust

    (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

    uplifting

    the rise of something

    type of:

    change of location, travel

    a movement through space that changes the location of something
11. noun

    the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    synonyms: rising slope, upgrade

    type of:

    grade

    the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
12. noun

    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    “the car couldn't make it up the rise”

    synonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade

    types:

    uphill

    the upward slope of a hill

    type of:

    incline, side, slope

    an elevated geological formation
13. noun

    a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    synonyms: lift

    type of:

    moving ridge, wave

    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
14. verb

    increase in value or to a higher point
    “the value of our house rose sharply last year”

    synonyms: climb, go up

    types:

    soar

    go or move upward

    bull

    advance in price

    type of:

    grow

    become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
15. verb

    rise in rank or status
    synonyms: climb up, jump

    type of:

    change

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
16. verb

    move to a better position in life or to a better job
    synonyms: ascend, move up

    type of:

    change

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
17. verb

    return from the dead
    “Christ is risen!”

    synonyms: resurrect, uprise

    raise, resurrect, upraise

    cause to become alive again

    type of:

    return

    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
18. verb

    become more extreme
    synonyms: heighten

    type of:

    increase

    make bigger or more
19. verb

    become heartened or elated
    “Her spirits rose when she heard the good news”
20. verb

    exert oneself to meet a challenge
    “rise to a challenge”

    “rise to the occasion”

    type of:

    tackle, take on, undertake

    accept as a challenge
21. noun

    increase in price or value
    synonyms: advance

    type of:

    increase, step-up

    the act of increasing something
22. noun

    an increase in cost
    “they asked for a 10% rise in rates”

    synonyms: boost, cost increase, hike

    type of:

    increase, increment

    the amount by which something increases
23. noun

    the amount a salary is increased
    synonyms: hike, raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase

    type of:

    increase, increment

    the amount by which something increases
24. noun

    a growth in strength or number or importance
    antonyms:

    fall

    a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

    types:

    crime wave

    a sudden rise in the crime rate

    wave

    something that rises rapidly

    spike

    a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

    type of:

    emergence, growth, outgrowth

    the gradual beginning or coming forth
25. noun

    (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
    “the rising of the Holy Ghost”

    synonyms: emanation, procession

    type of:

    inception, origin, origination

    an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
26. verb

    come into existence; take on form or shape
    synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, spring up, uprise

    develop

    be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest

    types:

    resurge

    rise again

    come forth, emerge

    happen or occur as a result of something

    come, follow

    to be the product or result

    swell, well up

    come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

    head

    take its rise

    break

    come forth or begin from a state of latency

    type of:

    become

    come into existence
27. verb

    take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    synonyms: arise, rebel, rise up

    types:

    revolt

    make revolution

    mutiny

    engage in a mutiny against an authority

    type of:

    dissent, protest, resist

    express opposition through action or words