rise | Definition of rise

rise

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rise

1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate

Synonyms of rise

accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax

Words Related to rise

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak

Antonyms of rise

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

2 to leave one's bed

I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven

Synonyms of rise

arise, get up, roll out, turn out, uprise

Words Related to rise

arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wake

Near Antonyms of rise

catnap, doze, drop off, lie up, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze

bunk, perch, roost, settle

couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop (down), lie (down), recline

Antonyms of rise

bed (down), retire, turn in

3 to move or extend upward

mountains majestically rising towards the sky

Synonyms of rise

arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, soar, thrust, up, uprear, uprise, upthrust, upturn

Words Related to rise

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Near Antonyms of rise

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide

Antonyms of rise

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge