uprising
nounDivide uprising into syllables:
up · ris · ing
How to pronounce uprising:
Definition of uprising:
- uprising (noun):
- a revolt or rebellion
- an act or instance of rising up
- a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government
- organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
Synonyms for uprising:
battle
conflict
disturbance
insurgence
insurgency
insurrection
intifada
intifadah
mutiny
outbreak
putsch
rebellion
revolt
revolution
rising
upheaval
Antonyms for uprising:
calm
compliance
harmony
obedience
orthodoxy
peace
stagnation
submission
subordination
subservience
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