uprisal
Act of rebelling
Uprisal is a rare or archaic word for an uprising or insurrection—a rising up against authority.
It appears occasionally in historical or literary contexts: The uprisal of the peasants threatened the crown.
The more common form is uprising.
Violent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
insurgency · overthrow · sedition · resistance · rebellion · riot · guerrilla · militancy
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
sit-in · civil disobedience · picketing · petition · placard · banner · chant · activism
Return to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
consciousness · awareness · insight · satori · rude awakening · eye-opener · recognition · resurgence
Sudden powerful increase
- swellIncrease in size
- upsurgeRapid marked increase
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
intensification · wave · tide · mounting · increase · crescendo · proliferation · expansion
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
revolution · insurgency · overthrow · sedition · resistance · rebellion · riot · guerrilla · militancy · junta
demonstration
Public display of opinion
strike · sit-in · civil disobedience · picketing · petition · placard · banner · chant · activism · solidarity
awakening
Return to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- epiphanySudden profound insight
revelation · consciousness · awareness · insight · satori · rude awakening · eye-opener · recognition · resurgence · revival
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- swellIncrease in size
- upsurgeRapid marked increase
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
escalation · intensification · wave · tide · mounting · increase · crescendo · proliferation · expansion · outburst
uprisalsubmission
Yielding to another's will
capitulation · surrender · obedience · compliance · subjugation
uprisalsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
quelling · crackdown · downfall · subjection · repression
- slave uprisingsRebellions by enslaved people
- popular uprisingCollective revolt against authority
- robot uprisingMachines overthrowing human masters
- armed uprisingViolent revolt against authority
- peasant uprisingRural lower-class rebellion
- student uprisingCollective protest by learners