rise up

VERB

billow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

undulate

STRONG

balloon belly bloat bounce bulge heave pitch ripple rock roll swell toss wave

WEAK

ebb and flow puff up rise and fall

Antonyms

STRONG

shrink stabilize

VERB

mutiny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disobey

STRONG

rebel resist strike

WEAK

be insubordinate insurrect kick over refuse to obey rise against

Antonyms

STRONG

comply

WEAK

obey observe serve subject

VERB

rebel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defy overthrow renounce resist revolt secede take up arms

STRONG

boycott censure combat criticize denounce disobey dissent fight mutiny oppose overturn remonstrate riot strike upset

WEAK

be insubordinate break with come out against drop out get out of line insurrect make waves opt out rock the boat run amok turn against

Antonyms

STRONGEST

comply give in obey surrender yield

STRONG

agree approve compliment endorse laud lose make peace praise sanction support

VERB

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb grow lift move up push up rocket soar surge

STRONG

arise arouse aspire awake levitate mount rouse scale sprout surface surmount tower up

WEAK

be erect be located be situated blast off bob up come up get out of bed get steeper get to one's feet go uphill have foundation pile out reach up rise and shine roll out sit up slope upwards stand up straighten up sweep upward turn out upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

descend

STRONG

calm drop fall lull sleep

WEAK

comply cooperate decline decrease give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump

Example Sentences

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Constant improvements in semiconductor technology could see other new classes of chips rise up and take their place, OneChronos CEO Kelly Littlepage said in comments shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

They had the ability to rise up on their hind legs and stay upright for extended periods.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

These costs can rise up to more than $28,000 in places like Washington, D.C.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

But little evidence suggests so far that Iranians are ready to rise up to topple their government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Tsunamis would rise up and head devastatingly for distant shores.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

rise up

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