Qualities

Synonyms for rise

Two senses of rise live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineQualities

an increase in cost

They asked for a 10% rise in rates.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hike

Same sentence, swapped: They asked for a 10% hike in rates.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for rise as it is used in the sentence above.

climb
rising
supplement

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineEvents

a movement upward

They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

rising

Same sentence, swapped: They cheered the rising of the hot-air balloon.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for rise as it is used in the sentence above.

lift
raise
fall

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