Antonyms for rise

Antonyms for (noun) rise

Main entry: rise

Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance

Antonyms: downfall, fall

Definition: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance


Main entry: rise, rising, ascension, ascent

Definition: a movement upward

Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

Antonyms: fall

Definition: a movement downward


Main entry: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise

Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise

Antonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall

Definition: a downward slope or bend


Antonyms for (verb) rise

Main entry: lift, come up, rise, move up, go up, arise, uprise

Definition: move upward

Usage: The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows

Antonyms: go down, come down, fall, descend

Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way


Main entry: come up, uprise, rise, ascend

Definition: come up, of celestial bodies

Usage: The sun also rises; The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...; Jupiter ascends

Antonyms: set, go down, go under

Definition: disappear beyond the horizon


Main entry: climb, wax, mount, rise

Definition: go up or advance

Usage: Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

Antonyms: wane

Definition: become smaller


Main entry: get up, uprise, rise, arise, turn out

Definition: get up and out of bed

Usage: I get up at 7 A.M. every day; They rose early; He uprose at night

Antonyms: crawl in, retire, sack out, hit the hay, hit the sack, go to bed, go to sleep, turn in, bed, kip down

Definition: prepare for sleep


Main entry: rise, arise, stand up, get up, uprise

Definition: rise to one's feet

Usage: The audience got up and applauded

Antonyms: sit, sit down

Definition: take a seat


Antonyms: lie, lie down

Definition: assume a reclining position


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