uprising
150
5.1
- noun
- /ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/
:
levantamiento
- The government struggled to maintain control after the sudden uprising of the citizens demanding change.
- a popular uprising
- a violent uprising
- a mass uprising
That in just half a year the socialist uprisings are all but gone.
- That in just half a year the socialist uprisings are all but gone.
- So I think it feels like there's a slow but certain uprising in society.
- He wanted a Bolshevik uprising for each nation.
- In these countries, food shortages often lead to uprisings.
- But in these regions the uprising did not last as long and was not as intense.
- And then he was hung for treason, as you know, after the uprising at Harpers Ferry.
- So these cycles in the past have been revolutions, They've been uprisings.
- Wow, I always thought the robot uprising would be terrifying, but it's just really annoying.
- As you well know, this is not the first time there has been a Palestinian uprising.
Examples
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He was a priest... ...who turned against the Church and led peasants... ...in an uprising, capturing several towns.
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Now, this was the only really major uprising against Roman rule.
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And it will not be long before our people's uprising will drive them out of our land.
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And what would an uprising that is meaningful actually look like?
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But in these regions the uprising did not last as long and was not as intense.
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This is the first massive authentic, organic natural uprising maybe in Canadian history.
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The 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising is remembered in the West as a failed attempt to achieve democracy.
Academic text (2011) -
When the May 1968 uprising occurred, many observers felt that the campus system had precipitated events.
Academic text (1990) -
There were constant non violent, mostly non violent uprisings, demonstrations against Roman power.
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Police will be granted powers... to arrest and indefinitely detain citizens responsible for the uprising.
Synonyms
412
5.5
Armed action by a group against an enemy or occupying force
128
4.1
A group of people who use weapons to fight the government
73
4.6
A violent attempt to remove a government or ruler
54
8.4
A planned action by a group, often using weapons or secret actions, to take control from the government
27
9.1
A planned violent attempt by a group to remove their government
6
6.8
An organized attempt by a group to take power from those in charge, often using force
1
8.7
An organized group fighting against the government, often using weapons
A sudden violent action by people against those in power
Antonyms
How Violent
810
4.1
128
4.1
329
4.1
150
5.1
578
2.5
272
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uprising comes from the parts up- ('up') and rise ('to move upward'), so it literally means 'rising up' and helps you picture people getting up together to rebel against those in power.