on the rise

Trending upward lately

On the rise describes something increasing or growing, especially in prominence, frequency, or intensity.

Crime may be on the rise, or a politician's popularity, or cases of a disease.

The phrase suggests upward momentum: Inflation is on the rise again.

She's a comedian on the rise.

Opposites
directional trajectory

on the riseon the decline

declining · falling · on the wane · decreasing · dropping

dynamic state

on the risestagnant

Without movement or progress

flat · stable · static · plateauing · at a standstill

growth vs. contraction

on the riseshrinking

Decreasing in dimension

contracting · diminishing · dwindling · decreasing · waning

Family

rise, arise, raised, rising, rises, uprising, raises, arose, risen

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G