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Synonyms for arise

49 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

verb

Most common

appear begin occur originate rise uprise ensue accrue

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Originate — to spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to…

originate, occur, come into being, appear, come, begin, issue, spring up, come about, come to pass, develop, be born, grow, re-appear, upspring, transpire, engender, eventuate

2. Rise

rise, rebel, revolt, rise up, wake, surface, stir, rouse, awake, tower, aspire

3. Mount

go up, come up, mount, move up, ascend, lift, bob up, uprise

4. Ensue

ensue, result, emerge, proceed, follow, come to light, emanate, spring, flow

Other

accrue, soar, awaken

Antonyms

All antonyms of arise →

Definitions

v. 1
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
A cloud arose and covered the sun.
v. 2
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
to arise from a kneeling posture
v. 3
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
He arose early in the morning.

Related words

Word family: arisal

Forms

Past participle: arisen
e.g. arisen → originated, occurred, appeared, comen…

Choose the right word

Arise or Rise?

The shorter form rise is now generally preferred to the longer form arise, except in poetic or elevated style.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

appear Tom and Mary both appear to be in a cheerful mood.
begin Today more and more people begin to use computers.
occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
originate I must know where these quotations originate.
rise We rise together, stronger with each step forward.
uprise The students promised to uprise if that substitute ever returned.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
arise		steady
appear		falling
begin		rising
occur		steady
originate		steady
rise		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: come¹, grow¹, rise¹, wake¹, flow¹, lift¹, stir¹, soar¹
5 letters: issue², begin², occur², tower², mount¹, rebel², awake², rouse¹, ensue²
6 letters: result², follow², spring¹, appear², emerge², revolt², aspire², awaken³, ascend², accrue², uprise²
7 letters: develop³, surface², proceed², emanate³
8 letters: engender³, upspring
9 letters: originate⁴, transpire³, eventuate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: surgir
Italiano: sgorgare
Español: surgir
Deutsch: auftauchen
Català: aparèixer