Synonyms: rise, ascending, ascension, ascent
Definition: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Definition: increase in price or value
Usage: the news caused a general advance on the stock market
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Synonyms: rise, rising slope, upgrade
Definition: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Similar words: grade
Definition: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
Usage: the road had a steep grade
Synonyms: raise, rise, hike, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
Definition: the amount a salary is increased
Usage: he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike
Similar words: increase, increment
Definition: the amount by which something increases
Usage: they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Synonyms: hike, rise, cost increase, boost
Definition: an increase in cost
Usage: they asked for a 10% rise in rates
Similar words: increase, increment
Definition: the amount by which something increases
Usage: they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Synonyms: rise
Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance
Similar words: growth, emergence, outgrowth
Definition: the gradual beginning or coming forth
Usage: figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
Synonyms: procession, rise, emanation
Definition: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Usage: the emanation of the Holy Spirit; the rising of the Holy Ghost; the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
Similar words: origin, origination, inception
Definition: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Definition: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
Similar words: wave, moving ridge
Definition: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Synonyms: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Similar words: change of location, travel
Definition: a movement through space that changes the location of something
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: slope, side, incline
Definition: an elevated geological formation
Usage: he climbed the steep slope; the house was built on the side of a mountain
Synonyms: resurrect, rise, uprise
Definition: return from the dead
Usage: Christ is risen!; The dead are to uprise
Similar words: return
Definition: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Usage: return to your native land; the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
Definition: increase in value or to a higher point
Usage: prices climbed steeply; the value of our house rose sharply last year
Similar words: grow
Definition: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
Usage: The problem grew too large for me; Her business grew fast
Synonyms: rise, climb up, jump
Definition: rise in rank or status
Usage: Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Definition: become more extreme
Usage: The tension heightened
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Synonyms: climb, wax, mount, rise
Definition: go up or advance
Usage: Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Similar words: increase
Definition: become bigger or greater in amount
Usage: The amount of work increased
Synonyms: rise
Definition: exert oneself to meet a challenge
Usage: rise to a challenge; rise to the occasion
Similar words: tackle, take on, undertake
Definition: accept as a challenge
Usage: I'll tackle this difficult task
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: move up, rise, ascend
Definition: move to a better position in life or to a better job
Usage: She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: 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
Definition: increase in volume
Usage: the dough rose slowly in the warm room
Similar words: grow
Definition: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
Usage: The problem grew too large for me; Her business grew fast
Synonyms: rise, arise, stand up, get up, uprise
Definition: rise to one's feet
Usage: The audience got up and applauded
Similar words: change posture
Definition: undergo a change in bodily posture
Synonyms: come up, surface, rise, rise up
Definition: come to the surface
Definition: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
Usage: go up a ladder; The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
Synonyms: rise, rise up, rebel, arise
Definition: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Similar words: dissent, resist, protest
Definition: express opposition through action or words
Usage: dissent to the laws of the country
Synonyms: grow, arise, originate, spring up, develop, uprise, rise
Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
Usage: A new religious movement originated in that country; a love that sprang up from friendship; the idea for the book grew out of a short story; An interesting phenomenon uprose
Definition: rise up
Usage: The building rose before them
Similar words: seem, look, appear
Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Usage: She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem; This project looks fishy; They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time