rise above

Not stoop to

Rise above means to transcend difficulties, provocations, or unfavorable circumstances through composure or moral strength.

When you rise above petty conflicts or personal attacks, you refuse to engage on that level: She rose above the gossip and focused on her work.

The phrase can also mean to overcome limitations: He rose above his humble beginnings.

overcome

persevere

Continue despite obstacles

surmount · endure · resilience · adversity · obstacles · challenges · hardship · struggle · determination · grit

transcend

elevate

To raise upward

enlightenment · liberation · spiritual · higher · consciousness · perspective · petty · mundane · ego · detachment

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Opposites
moral response to provocation

rise aboveretaliate

Respond to injury alike

get even · strike back · hit back · engage · take the bait

emotional transcendence

rise abovewallow

Roll around in mud

dwell on · stew · brood · sink into · give in to

physical/metaphorical elevation

rise abovedescend

Move to lower position

drop down · plummet · go under

Family

rise, raise, above, raised, rising, overhead, raises, risen, raiser

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