I. verb
1.
to assume an upright or standing position
he rose from his chair
Synonyms: get up, stand up, uprise, upspring
Related Word: sit up; straighten up
Idioms: come to one's feet
Contrasted words: lie, lounge, recline, sit; loll, sprawl
2.
Synonyms: roll out , arise, get up, pile (out), rise and shine, turn out, uprise
Antonyms: retire
3.
Synonyms: adjourn 2, dissolve, prorogate, prorogue, recess, terminate
Antonyms: sit
4.
to move or come up from a lower to a higher level
smoke rose from the chimneys
Synonyms: arise, ascend, aspire, lift, mount, soar, up, uprear
Related Word: surge, tower; climb, scale; elevate, raise, rear
Contrasted words: descend, drop, lower; dip, plummet, sink
Antonyms: fall; decline
5.
Synonyms: intensify , aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensate, magnify, mount, redouble, rouse
6.
Synonyms: surface
7.
Synonyms: increase 2, augment, build, enlarge, expand, heighten, mount, multiply, upsurge, wax
Antonyms: abate; fall
8.
Synonyms: happen 1, befall, betide, chance, come, develop, fall out, go, occur, transpire
9.
Synonyms: spring 1, arise, derive (from), emanate, flow, head, issue, originate, proceed, stem
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: ascent , ascension, rising
Antonyms: fall
2.
Synonyms: addition , accession, accretion, augmentation, increase, increment, raise
3.
an increment in amount, number, or volume
crime is on the rise
Synonyms: boost, breakthrough, hike, increase, upgrade, wax
Contrasted words: declension, decline, lessening, letup, reduction, slump; decrement, loss
Antonyms: drop