rises
Leaves the bed
Rises is the plural of rise—instances of upward movement or increase.
Stock prices have their rises and falls.
The rises in temperature alarmed climate scientists.
A rise is also an elevated area of ground: The house stood on one of the few rises in the flat landscape.
In British usage, a rise can mean a pay increase: She asked her boss for a rise.
Ascend using effort
- soarAscend to heights
- mountClimb up or steed
- elevateTo raise upward
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
surge · tower · levitate · float · hover · uplift · skyward · upward
Increase in size
- swellIncrease in size
- climbAscend using effort
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- escalateIncrease in severity
multiply · inflate · expand · amplify · mount · accumulate · spike · jump
Outermost boundary layer
- appearBecome perceptible to sight
- materializeBecome physically present
- sproutNew plant emergence
- germinateBegin plant development
blossom · unfold · manifest · debut · originate · bloom · awaken · stir
Forward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- breakthroughSudden important advance
achievement · success · momentum · headway · evolution · prosperity · flourishing · ascendancy
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- sunupMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- auroraAtmospheric light display
horizon · glow · cockcrow · east · daylight · awakening · early · twilight
Defiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
resistance · protest · insurgency · coup · riot · sedition · overthrow · defiance
climb
Ascend using effort
lift · surge · tower · levitate · float · hover · uplift · skyward · upward · scale
grow
Increase in size
escalate · multiply · inflate · expand · amplify · mount · accumulate · spike · jump · leap
surface
Outermost boundary layer
- appearBecome perceptible to sight
- materializeBecome physically present
- sproutNew plant emergence
germinate · blossom · unfold · manifest · debut · originate · bloom · awaken · stir · kindle
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
breakthrough · achievement · success · momentum · headway · evolution · prosperity · flourishing · ascendancy · promotion
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
aurora · horizon · glow · cockcrow · east · daylight · awakening · early · twilight · rosy
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · resistance · protest · insurgency · coup · riot · sedition · overthrow · defiance · dissent
altitude
Measured height above reference
mountain · ridge · highland · heights · cliff · mesa · butte · escarpment · foothill · incline
- fluctuationsfluctuations, oscillations, variations, swings, waves
- slopesslope, incline, slopes, inclines, grade
- pops upappears, emerges, crops up, shows up, springs up
- originsbeginning, birth, creation, source, roots
- prominencesprotuberance, protrusion, bulge, bump, swelling
- terrain featuresmountains, hills, canyons, ridges, cliffs
- rise and shineCheerful wake-up call
- rise aboveOvercome by staying superior
- rise and fallCyclical upward-downward movement
- rise upRebel collectively against power
- rising starEmerging person of promise
- rise to the occasionSucceed when challenged
rise, arise, rising, arising, uprising, risen, arises, riser, arisen