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Nouns (36)

n. [an action, state, person or thing that produces an effect, that makes things happen]

n. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

rise

n. a growth in strength or number or importance

kick, kicking

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

kick, boot, kicking

n. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

lift, rise

n. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

advance, rise

n. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

cause, reason, grounds

n. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

causal agent, cause, causal agency

n. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

rise, boost, hike, cost increase

n. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

rise, ascent, ascension, ascending

n. the act of changing location in an upward direction

Verbs (33)

rise

v. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

rise

v. of substances

rise

v. become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"

heighten, rise

v. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"

rise, prove

v. increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

cause, do, make

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

rebel, arise, rise, rise up

v. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

rise, lift, rear

v. rise up; "The building rose before them"

resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

rise, go up, climb

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

surface, come up, rise up, rise

v. come to the surface

resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

ascend, move up, rise

v. move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

Adverbs (10)

by, past

adv. so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"

aside, by, away

adv. in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

Adjectives (3)

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

Fuzzynyms (128)

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

jump, leap

n. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

ascension

n. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

billow, surge

n. a large sea wave

recoil, kick

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

reason

n. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"

dispute, contravention

n. coming into conflict with

escalation

n. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

march

n. a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"

development

n. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

build

v. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

rocket

v. propel with a rocket

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

build

v. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

dispatch, discharge, complete

v. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

inflict, bring down, visit, impose

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

v. come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

build

v. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

flush, level, even out, even

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

scale

v. climb up by means of a ladder

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scale, surmount

v. reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

gyrate, spiral, coil

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride

v. get up on the back of; "mount a horse"

twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine

v. make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"

whirl, birl, spin, twirl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

whirl, tumble, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

corkscrew, spiral

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Synonyms (9)

straighten

v. get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

come, come up

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Antonyms (31)

result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination

n. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

resultant role, result

n. the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

go down

v. be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"

sink, subside

v. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

flop

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

drop

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

fell, drop, strike down, cut down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

usurp

v. take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

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