Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, rising, insurrection, uprising
Definition: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Similar words: battle, struggle, conflict
Definition: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Usage: the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine; police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
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: rising
Definition: newly come into prominence
Usage: a rising young politician
Similar words: new
Definition: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Usage: a new law; new cars; a new comet; a new friend; a new year; the New World
Definition: coming to maturity
Usage: the rising generation
Synonyms: acclivitous, uphill, rising
Definition: sloping upward
Similar words: ascending
Definition: moving or going or growing upward
Usage: the ascending plane; the ascending staircase; the ascending stems of chickweed
Synonyms: rising
Definition: advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
Usage: a rising trend; a rising market
Definition: getting higher or more vigorous
Usage: its an up market; an improving economy