uprising

Plural: uprisings

Noun

• An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.
• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
• A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

Verb

• come into existence; take on form or shape
• ascend as a sound
• rise up as in fear
• rise to one's feet
• come up, of celestial bodies
  • "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."
• move upward
• return from the dead
• get up and out of bed
• present participle and gerund of uprise

Examples

• The sudden UPRISING of points by his opponent felt like a coup d’état in the Scrabble game.

Synonyms

arise, ascend, bristle, come up, develop, get up, go up, grow, insurrection, lift, move up, originate, rebellion, resurrect, revolt, rise, rising, spring up, stand up, turn out, uprise

Antonyms

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