Unscramble uprising

Definition of uprising

noun:

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. Synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising.

verb:

• come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country", "a love that sprang up from friendship", "the idea for the book grew out of a short story", "An interesting phenomenon uprose". Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise.
• ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church". Synonyms: uprise.
• rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled", "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!". Synonyms: bristle, stand up, uprise.
• rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded". Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise. Antonyms: lie down, sit down.
• come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises", "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...", "Jupiter ascends". Synonyms: ascend, come up, rise, uprise. Antonyms: set.
• move upward; "The fog lifted", "The smoke arose from the forest fire", "The mist uprose from the meadows". Synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise. Antonyms: fall.
• return from the dead; "Christ is risen!", "The dead are to uprise". Synonyms: resurrect, rise, uprise.
• get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day", "They rose early", "He uprose at night". Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise. Antonyms: go to bed, turn in.

Related words

ascend, bubble, chandelle, climb, come, emerge, follow, head, insurgence, insurgency, intifada, intifadah, mount, mutiny, resurge, rise, rocket, scend, skyrocket, soar, steam, surge, swell, uplift, uprise, zoom.

Rhymes with

despising, devising, revising, revising, rising, sizing, surprising, surprising, unsurprising.