1. (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
   "the risen sun"

1. Move upward
   "The fog rose";
   - lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise [archaic, literary]
    
2. Increase in value or to a higher point
   "the value of our house rose sharply last year";
   - go up, climb
    
3. Become or appear high or tall
   "The building rose before them";
   - lift, rear
    
4. Get on one's feet from a sitting or kneeling position
   "The audience rose and applauded";
   - arise, uprise [archaic, literary], get up, stand up
    
5. Go up or advance
   "Sales were rising after prices were lowered";
   - wax, mount, climb
    
6. Get up and out of bed
   "They rose early";
   - get up, turn out, arise, uprise [archaic, literary]
    
7. Become more extreme
   "The tension rose";
   - heighten
    
8. Increase in rank or status
   "Her new novel rose high on the bestseller list";
   - jump, climb up
    
9. Move to a better position in life or to a better job
   "She rose from a life of poverty to one of great renown";
   - ascend, move up
    
10. Come into existence; take on form or shape
    "A new religious movement rose in that country";
    - originate, arise, develop, uprise [archaic, literary], spring up, grow
     
11. Come to the surface
    "Bubbles rose up from the depths"; "The fish rose to catch the bait";
    - surface, come up, rise up
     
12. Become heartened or elated
    "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
     
13. Increase in volume
    "the dough rose slowly in the warm room";
    - prove
     
14. (astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
    "The sun also rises";
    - come up, uprise [archaic, literary], ascend
     
15. Exert oneself to meet a challenge
    "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
     
16. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    "Students rose up to protest unfair policies";
    - rebel, arise, rise up
     
17. Return from the dead
    "The dead are to rise";
    - resurrect, uprise [archaic, literary]

See also: up

Type of: alter, appear, ascend, become, change, change posture, dissent, exit, get out, go, go out, go up, grow, increase, leave, locomote, look, move, protest, resist, return, seem, tackle, take on, travel, undertake, vary

Antonym: wane

Encyclopedia: Risen, James