rising

/ˈraɪzɪŋ/

/ˈraɪzɪŋ/

Other forms: risings

Definitions of rising

1. adjective

   sloping upward
   synonyms: acclivitous, uphill

   ascending

   moving or going or growing upward
2. adjective

   advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
   “a rising trend”

   “a rising market”

   synonyms:

   improving, up

   getting higher or more vigorous

   antonyms:

   falling

   becoming lower or less in degree or value

   down

   becoming progressively lower

   soft

   (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
3. adjective

   newly come into prominence
   “a rising young politician”

   synonyms:

   new

   not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
4. adjective

   coming to maturity
   “the rising generation”

   synonyms: emerging

   future

   yet to be or coming
5. noun

   a movement upward
   synonyms: ascension, ascent, rise

   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
6. noun

   organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
   synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, uprising

   examples:

   Peasant's Revolt

   a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II

   Indian Mutiny

   discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)

   types:

   insurgence, insurgency

   an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

   intifada, intifadah

   an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000

   mutiny

   open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

   type of:

   battle, conflict, struggle

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)