ris·ing  /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

noun

1. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

synset: rise, rising, ascent, ascension

antonym: fall

2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

synset: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

adj

1. advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"

synset: rising

antonym: falling

2. sloping upward

synset: acclivitous, rising, uphill

3. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

synset: emerging, rising

4. newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"

synset: rising

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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