Synonyms for rise above
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : raɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for rise above Other synonyms for the word rise above
- acclimate
- adumbrate
- be imminent
- be superior
- be suspended
- be victorious
- bear the brunt of
- bear up against
- becloud
- become toughened
- bedim
- beetle
- belittle
- best
- better
- brave
- break record
- cap
- cast a shadow
- check
- clear
- come out on top
- come through
- command
- crest
- crown
- dangle over
- darken
- defeat
- detract from
- distance
- down
- droop over
- drown
- endanger
- exceed
- expose
- extend
- flap over
- get around
- get the better of
- get through
- get upper hand
- go above
- go beyond
- go by
- go one better
- govern
- grow hardened
- grow strong
- harden
- have a jump on
- have advantage
- have it all over
- haze
- hinder
- hurdle
- impend
- improve upon
- jut
- knock over
- knock socks off
- leap
- leave behind
- leave in the dust
- leave in the shade
- lick
- look down upon
- loom
- lower
- make it
- make small
- master
- menace
- micrify
- minify
- negotiate
- obfuscate
- out-distance
- outdistance
- outdo
- outhussle
- outlive
- outmatch
- outpace
- outperform
- outplay
- outrank
- outreach
- outrival
- outrun
- outshine
- outstrip
- outvie
- outweigh
- over
- overcast
- overcloud
- overcome
- overpower
- overshadow
- overstep
- overtake
- overtax
- overthrow
- overtop
- overweigh
- overwhelm
- pass
- poke
- portend
- pouch
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- prevail over
- project
- prostrate
- protrude
- pull through
- put to shame
- reduce
- render
- resist
- retard
- ride out
- rise above
- rule
- run circles around
- season
- shadow
- shock
- stand
- stand out
- steal spotlight
- stick it out
- stick out
- stun
- stunt
- subdue
- subjugate
- suffer
- suppress
- surmount
- surpass
- survive
- swing over
- take precedence
- threaten
- throw
- top
- toughen
- tower
- tower above
- tower over
- transcend
- transform
- triumph over
- vanquish
- vault
- veil
- weather
- whelm
- win
- win the race
- withstand
- worst
Définition of rise above
Origin :- Old English risan "to rise, rise from sleep, get out of bed; stand up, rise to one's feet; get up from table; rise together; be fit, be proper" (usually arisan; class I strong verb; past tense ras, past participle risen), from Proto-Germanic *us-risanan "to go up" (cf. Old Norse risa, Old Saxon risan, Gothic urreisan "to rise," Old High German risan "to rise, flow," German reisen "to travel," originally "to rise for a journey").
- From c.1200 as "move from a lower to a higher position, move upward; increase in number or amount; rise in fortune, prosper; become prominent;" also "rise from the dead." Meaning "come into existence, originate; result (from)" is mid-13c. From early 14c. as "rebel, revolt;" also "occur, happen, come to pass; take place." Related to raise (v.). Related: Rose; risen.
- As in outclass : verb surpass
- As in overcome : verb beat, defeat
- As in overhang : verb bulge, hang over
- As in overshadow : verb make obscure, dim, vague
- As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
- As in transcend : verb go beyond; surpass
- As in weather : verb endure
- As in dwarf : verb minimize
- As in exceed : verb be superior to; surpass
- The Poets are those who rise above the people by understanding them.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- They rise above sense, and become a connecting link with the world of ideas.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- He pitied himself somewhat, and that helped him to rise above his error.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- In these directions the religion of the nation tends to rise above that of the tribe.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- He held his head high, as if trying to rise above his feeling of degradation.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
- Yet he had at least made the attempt to rise above his weakness and degeneracy.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- I might have known that one of your kind could not rise above the grossness in you.
- Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- It is only the mere summits of these mountains which rise above the lakes.
- Extract from : « A Tour in Ireland » by Arthur Young
- If you will only see that you are both to blame and yet neither to blame, then you can rise above it.
- Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
- Cut off the five (senses), leave the five, rise above the five.
- Extract from : « The Dhammapada » by Unknown
Antonyms for rise above
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