rising

1. 1.

   a movement upward

   “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

   Synonymsriseascentascension

   Broaderchange of location

   Narrowerclimbelevationheaveliftoffrapid climbtakeoffupheavaluplifting
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsrebellioninsurrectionrevoltuprising

   Broaderconflict

   NarrowerinsurgencyintifadamutinyPeasant's RevoltIndian Mutiny

Other forms of rising

plural

risings·

comparative

risinger·

superlative

risingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rising

What does rising mean?

rising means "advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rising?

rising has 2 syllables: ri-sing. The stress falls on "ri". In IPA it is /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/.

What is another word for rising?

Close synonyms include acclivitous, uphill, emerging, rise, ascent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of rising?

The recorded antonyms are falling.

Is rising a common word?

rising is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.