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English adjective: rising | |||
| 1. | rising advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status | ||
| Samples | A rising trend. A rising market. | ||
| Similar | improving, up | ||
| Antonyms | falling | ||
| 2. | rising sloping upward | ||
| Synonyms | acclivitous, uphill | ||
| Similar | ascending | ||
| Antonyms | descending | ||
| 3. | rising coming to maturity | ||
| Samples | The rising generation. | ||
| Synonyms | emerging | ||
| Similar | future | ||
| Antonyms | past, present | ||
| 4. | rising newly come into prominence | ||
| Samples | A rising young politician. | ||
| Similar | new | ||
| Antonyms | old | ||
English noun: rising | |||
| 1. | rising (event) a movement upward | ||
| Samples | They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon. | ||
| Synonyms | ascension, ascent, rise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of location, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climb, climbing, elevation, heave, heaving, lift, liftoff, mounting, raising, rapid climb, rapid growth, takeoff, upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upthrow, upthrust, zoom | ||
| Antonyms | fall | ||
| 2. | rising (act) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||
| Synonyms | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, uprising | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insurgence, insurgency, intifada, intifadah, mutiny | ||
| Instance hyponym | Great Revolt, Indian Mutiny, Peasant's Revolt, Sepoy Mutiny | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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