What is another word for uprising?
487 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈʌpɹa͡ɪzɪŋ], [ ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ], [ ˈʌ_p_ɹ_aɪ_z_ɪ_ŋ]
Uprising is a term used to describe a spontaneous revolt or rebellion against an established government, social, or economic order. Synonyms for uprising include revolt, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, unrest, agitation, upheaval, mutiny, and protest. An uprising typically involves a large group of people who are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs and take to the streets to express their frustrations. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, each synonym has its own distinct connotations. For example, a revolt often implies a violent overthrow, while a protest is typically peaceful and aimed at drawing attention to a particular issue. Regardless of the term used, an uprising is a powerful expression of the people's desire for change.
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Synonyms for Uprising:
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adj.
• ascending • uphill -
n.
• ascent • commotion- ado ,
- annoyance ,
- backwash ,
- ballyhoo ,
- bedlam ,
- brouhaha ,
- bustle ,
- clatter ,
- combustion ,
- confusion ,
- convulsion ,
- discomposure ,
- disquiet ,
- dither ,
- excitement ,
- ferment ,
- fermentation ,
- flap ,
- furor ,
- fuss ,
- hubbub ,
- hurly-burly ,
- lather ,
- outcry ,
- pandemonium ,
- perturbation ,
- racket ,
- rumpus ,
- stew ,
- stir ,
- to-do ,
- upset ,
- vexation ,
- welter ,
- whirl .
- bother ,
- brawl ,
- clamor ,
- derangement ,
- disarrangement ,
- disruption ,
- distraction ,
- eruption ,
- explosion ,
- fracas ,
- fray ,
- hindrance ,
- interruption ,
- intrusion ,
- quake ,
- quarrel ,
- rampage ,
- restlessness ,
- rumble ,
- shock ,
- spasm ,
- storm ,
- tremor ,
- uproar .
- Sundering ,
- beginning ,
- blowup ,
- break ,
- breaking ,
- burst ,
- bursting ,
- commencement ,
- crack ,
- crash ,
- dawn ,
- detonation ,
- discharge ,
- effervescence ,
- epidemic ,
- fit ,
- flare-up ,
- flash ,
- fury ,
- gushing ,
- irruption ,
- onset ,
- paroxysm ,
- plague ,
- rending ,
- roar ,
- sally ,
- thunder ,
- volley .
Other synonyms:
- Insurgence ,
- insurgency .
- resistance .
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Abstracting ,
- Anabasis ,
- Annulling ,
- Attiring ,
- Boning ,
- Bristling ,
- Cabbaging ,
- Civil Disorder ,
- Civilizing ,
- Countermanding ,
- Cramming ,
- Educating ,
- Ejecting ,
- Emeute ,
- Evolving ,
- Excluding ,
- Explicating ,
- Filching ,
- Formulating ,
- Hoisting ,
- Initiating ,
- Jacquerie ,
- Levee en masse ,
- Maturating ,
- Maturing ,
- Modernizing ,
- Mustering ,
- Nearing ,
- Occurring ,
- Organizing ,
- Originating ,
- Pilfering ,
- Pinching ,
- Plagiarizing ,
- Preparing ,
- Prinking ,
- Producing ,
- Purloining ,
- Repealing ,
- Rescinding ,
- Reversing ,
- Revoking ,
- Rocketing ,
- Saltatory ,
- Scansorial ,
- Skirmishing ,
- Swiping ,
- Upclimb ,
- Upgrowth ,
- Uprush ,
- Upshoot ,
- Vacating ,
- abounding ,
- abruptness ,
- acclinate ,
- acclivitous ,
- acclivity ,
- accrue ,
- acquire ,
- acquiring ,
- agitation ,
- agriterrorism ,
- airlifting ,
- anabatic ,
- anarchy ,
- apostasy ,
- appear ,
- approaching ,
- arise ,
- arrive ,
- ascend ,
- ascendant ,
- ascending ,
- ascensional ,
- ascensive ,
- barricade ,
- become ,
- betide ,
- bioterrorism ,
- bob up ,
- boycott ,
- change ,
- civil disobedience ,
- civilising ,
- clamber ,
- climb ,
- come ,
- come out ,
- come up ,
- commotion ,
- coup ,
- current ,
- defiance ,
- demonstration ,
- derive ,
- develop ,
- developing ,
- devising ,
- discord ,
- disgust ,
- disorder ,
- dispute ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- disturbance ,
- drumming ,
- emanate ,
- emerge ,
- emerging ,
- enact ,
- enlarge ,
- ensue ,
- enter ,
- escalade ,
- evolve ,
- expand ,
- expelling ,
- extend ,
- farming ,
- fight ,
- fighting ,
- find ,
- flood ,
- follow ,
- following ,
- fountain ,
- gain ,
- get ,
- gradient ,
- ground swell ,
- grow ,
- gush ,
- happen ,
- happening ,
- heighten ,
- heightening ,
- hill ,
- hooking ,
- in the ascendant ,
- incline ,
- increase ,
- insubordinate ,
- insubordination ,
- insurrection ,
- insurrectionary ,
- intervene ,
- jet ,
- jump ,
- jumping ,
- leap ,
- leaping ,
- materialize ,
- modernising ,
- mount ,
- movement ,
- moving ,
- nobbling ,
- occur ,
- organising ,
- originate ,
- outbreak ,
- outburst ,
- overdressing ,
- overthrow ,
- peasant revolt ,
- plagiarising ,
- precipitousness ,
- proceed ,
- putsch ,
- raising ,
- rallying ,
- rampant ,
- rearing ,
- rebel ,
- rebelling ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrance ,
- recrudescing ,
- resist ,
- result ,
- resurrecting ,
- returning ,
- revolting ,
- revolutionary ,
- riot ,
- risen ,
- rising ground ,
- rosing ,
- rotating ,
- row ,
- ruckus ,
- rustling ,
- saltation ,
- scandent ,
- scraping ,
- shooting up ,
- skirmish ,
- skyrocketing ,
- slanting ,
- sloping ,
- spiraling ,
- splaying ,
- spout ,
- spring ,
- springing ,
- spurt ,
- starting ,
- steaming ,
- steepness ,
- stiff ,
- straightening ,
- strike ,
- subversion ,
- subversiveness ,
- summoning ,
- surfacing ,
- surge ,
- surging ,
- swell ,
- take over ,
- takeoff ,
- taking off ,
- tide ,
- training ,
- transpire ,
- traveling ,
- travelling ,
- trouble ,
- tumult ,
- turbulence ,
- turmoil ,
- turning ,
- upcoming ,
- updraft ,
- upgang ,
- upgrade ,
- upgrading ,
- uphill ,
- upleap ,
- uplift ,
- uplifting ,
- upping ,
- upraising ,
- uprise ,
- upslope ,
- upsurge ,
- upsweep ,
- upswing ,
- upward ,
- vault ,
- verticalness ,
- welling up ,
- zooming .
- Upspring ,
- awake ,
- awaken ,
- get to one's feet ,
- move up ,
- pile out ,
- rise ,
- rise and shine ,
- roll out ,
- scale ,
- spring out ,
- stand ,
- turn out .
- Comber ,
- Ebullition ,
- Rocking ,
- TODO ,
- battle ,
- big scene ,
- big stink ,
- combers ,
- conflict ,
- corkscrew ,
- corkscrews ,
- curlicue ,
- curlicues ,
- ebullitions ,
- fisticuffs ,
- flare up ,
- flurry ,
- gushings ,
- hell broke loose ,
- molestation ,
- molestations ,
- mutiny ,
- non-conformity ,
- outpouring ,
- pother ,
- rebellion ,
- refusal to obey ,
- regret ,
- rendings ,
- revolt ,
- revolution ,
- ripplings ,
- risings ,
- roller ,
- rollers ,
- sortie ,
- stink ,
- struggle ,
- to do ,
- up set ,
- up turn ,
- uprising ,
- upturn ,
- violence ,
- whitecap ,
- whitecaps ,
- windings .
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How to use "Uprising" in context?
A revolution is a fundamental change in government, society, or the way of life, typically involving the overthrow of an established authority. Revolutions can also refer to significant changes in an individual's personal lifestyle. The term can be used to describe the ongoing social movement for social, political, or economic reform.
Paraphrases for Uprising:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
insurrection, rebellion, revolt.
-
Noun, singular or mass
-
Forward Entailment
-
Proper noun, singular
revolution.
-
Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
-
Proper noun, singular
intifada.
-
Noun, singular or mass
intifada, Insurgence.
-
Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Lifting.
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Noun, singular or mass
adjournment, heaving, outrage, rebel, resistance, revulsion, rioting, turmoil, Lifting, matches.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
insurgency, uplift, intifadah.
-
Noun, singular or mass
coup, heave, insurgency, insurgent, revolution, riot, upheaval, uplift, intifadah.
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Proper noun, singular
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