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rising

rising

84 3.7
Becoming more important or successful, often about people
  • adjective
  • /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
: emergente
  • The author is gaining recognition as a rising talent in the literary world.

Please help me welcome tonight's guest, Tik Tok's rising star Jose.

Examples

  • Please help me welcome tonight's guest, Tik Tok's rising star Jose.

    Alannized

  • So there are policy implications for a rising aged population.

  • It's actually a spiritual journey of rising to fearlessness.

  • Her rising popularity among fans is evident from the number of tickets sold for her concert.

  • The innovative startup is becoming a rising leader in the tech industry.

Synonyms

emerging
vsrising
133 4.1

Starting to appear and become important

emphasizes moving up in status or success rather than first appearance
on the rise
vsrising
64 4.2

Becoming more common or happening more often

covers becoming important or successful rather than only increases in number
up-and-coming
vsrising
38 4.0

Likely to become successful or popular soon

focuses on advancing in status now rather than just expected future success
emergent
vsrising
9 6.4

Starting to appear or become important

describes advancement in status or prominence rather than initial formation
ascendant
vsrising
5 7.9

Having greater power or influence than others

is about becoming important or successful rather than holding power
ascendent
vsrising
7.5

Moving upward to a higher level

focuses on gaining status or prominence rather than physical upward movement

Antonyms

to decline
264 3.7

To become less over time, for example in value or health

Compounds

rising prices
38 2.8

Higher costs for things and services over time

rising tide
21 3.5

A time when the sea level rises between low tide and the next high tide

rising revenue
1 3.5

An increase in the money a business earns over time

self-rising flour
  • US
1 3.0

Flour with baking powder and salt already mixed in to help dough rise

salt-rising bread
  • US
1 8.4

A white wheat bread made with bacteria that can grow in salty dough and a cornmeal starter

rising slope
1 3.5

A slope that goes up

rising comer
1 8.2

A person new to a field who is quickly gaining attention

rising trot
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A way of riding where the rider rises and sits in time with the horse's trot

How Prominent

leading
490 3.1
prominent
311 3.9
rising
84 3.7
emerging
133 4.1
unknown
520 2.3

Surface Forms

rising positive

Morphology

rising = rise (transparent) = rise + ing

Derived from 'rise' with the participial '-ing' producing the adjectival sense 'becoming prominent', which follows an obvious metaphorical extension of 'rise'.

Etymology

Rising comes from the verb rise, 'to move up', and is used for people or things that are moving up in status. So a 'rising' star is someone becoming more important or successful.