Nearby Words
rose [rohz] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
rise [rahyz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get up; ascend
Synonyms: arise, arouse, aspire, awake, be erect, be located, be situated, blast off, bob up, climb, come up, get out of bed, get steeper, get to one's feet, go uphill, grow, have foundation, levitate, lift, mount, move up, pile out, push up, reach up, rise and shine, rise up, rocket, roll out, rouse, scale, sit up, slope upwards, soar, sprout, stand up, straighten up, surface, surge, surmount, sweep upward, tower, turn out, up*, upspring
Notes: to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up'
Antonyms: descend, lower
Main Entry: rise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: progress in business
Synonyms: advance, be elevated, be promoted, better oneself, climb the ladder, flourish, get on, get somewhere, go places, progress, prosper, succeed, thrive, work one's way up
Antonyms: decline, drop, fall, slump
Main Entry: rise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become apparent
Synonyms: appear, arise, befall, begin, betide, chance, come, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, emanate, emerge, eventuate, fall out, flare up, flow, go, happen, head, issue, loom, occur, originate, proceed, spring, stem, surface, transpire, turn up
Antonyms: decline, recede, regress
Example Sentences
  • If the rose is not a poem, the poem is surely a rose.
  • The number of students enrolled in computer-science programs rose for the first time in six years, says a new report.
  • According to accounts of the experiments, their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed.
EXPAND
Main Entry: rise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rebel
Synonyms: insurrect, mount, mutiny, resist, revolt, riot, take up arms
Antonyms: comply, cooperate, give in, go along
Main Entry: rose
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: red-pink
Synonyms: blush, flush, pink, red, rosette, rouge
Main Entry: aggravate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause to become worse
Synonyms: complicate, deepen, enhance, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, inflame, intensify, magnify, mount, rise, rouse, worsen
Notes: to aggravate is to make something worse, while to exacerbate is to increase something's bitterness or harshness
aggravate means 'to add to' an already troublesome or vexing matter or condition while irritate means 'to vex, annoy, or chafe'
irritate means 'inflame' (originally 'excite, rouse'); aggravate means 'worsen'
Antonyms: alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe
Main Entry: appear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come into sight
Synonyms: arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in, bob up, break through, breeze in, check in, clock in, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light, crop up, develop, drop in, emerge, expose, issue, loom, make the scene, materialize, occur, pop in, pop up, present, punch in, punch the clock, recur, ring in, rise, roll in, show, show up, spring, surface, time in, turn out, turn up
Antonyms: disappear, hide
Main Entry: appreciate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase in worth
Synonyms: enhance, gain, grow, improve, inflate, raise the value of, rise
Antonyms: decrease, depreciate, lose value
Main Entry: arise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come into being; proceed
Synonyms: appear, begin, come to light, commence, crop up, derive, emanate, emerge, ensue, flow, follow, happen, head, issue, occur, originate, result, rise, set in, spring, start, stem
More ResultsPREVIOUS|1234|NEXT
Search another word or see roseon Dictionary |Spanish
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature