Definition of RISINGS

risings

Noun

  • a movement upward
  • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  • plural of rising

Verb

  • move upward
  • increase in value or to a higher point
  • rise to one's feet
  • rise up
  • come to the surface
  • come into existence; take on form or shape
  • move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
  • go up or advance
  • become more extreme
  • get up and out of bed
  • rise in rank or status
  • become heartened or elated
  • exert oneself to meet a challenge
  • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
  • increase in volume
  • come up, of celestial bodies
  • return from the dead

Synonyms

arise, ascend, ascension, ascent, climb, climb up, come up, develop, get up, go up, grow, heighten, insurrection, jump, lift, mount, move up, originate, prove, rear, rebel, rebellion, resurrect, revolt, rise, rise up, rising, spring up, stand up, surface, turn out, uprise, uprising, wax

Antonyms

fall, go to bed, lie down, set, sit down, turn in, wane

Scrabble Score: 8

risings: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
risings: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
risings: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

risings: valid Words With Friends Word