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Noun
S:
(n)
rise
,
rising
,
ascent
,
ascension
(a movement upward)
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
S:
(n)
rebellion
,
insurrection
,
revolt
,
rising
,
uprising
(organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
rising
(advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status)
"a rising trend"; "a rising market"
S:
(adj)
acclivitous
,
rising
,
uphill
(sloping upward)
S:
(adj)
emerging
,
rising
(coming to maturity)
"the rising generation"
S:
(adj)
rising
(newly come into prominence)
"a rising young politician"