ris·ing (r z ng)adj.1. Ascending, sloping upward, or advancing: a rising tide. 2. Coming to maturity; emerging: the rising generation. n.1. The action of one that rises. 2. An uprising; an insurrection. 3. A prominence or projection. 4. The leaven or yeast used to make dough rise in baking. |
rising Noun a rebellion Adjective increasing in rank or maturity
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | rising - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"climbing, mounting, climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) elevation, raising, lift - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne uplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky" | | 2. | rising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from anotherconflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" 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; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) | | Adj. | 1. | rising - advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" | | 2. | rising - sloping upwardascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" | | 3. | rising - coming to maturity; "the rising generation"future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" | | 4. | rising - newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" |
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