rising

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rising Definition

• (a) advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
• (a) (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon; "the rising sun"
• (n) a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
• (n) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
• (s) increasing in amount or degree; "rising prices"
• (s) sloping upward
• (s) coming to maturity; "the rising generation"
• (s) newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"

rising Synonyms

• acclivitous
• ascension
• ascent
• emerging
• insurrection
• rebellion
• revolt
• rise
• rising
• uphill
• uprising