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Antonyms for uprising
ˈʌpˌraɪ zɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪ zɪŋup·ris·ing

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  1. rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprisingnoun

    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

    Synonyms:
    rising, insurrection, ascension, rise, rebellion, ascent, revolt

How to use uprising in a sentence?

  1. Said Boumedouha:

    The international image the authorities have attempted to project of the country as a progressive reformist state committed to human rights masks a far more sinister truth, four years on from the uprising, repression is widespread and rampant abuses by the security forces continue.

  2. De Leon:

    In a way, the pandemic intensified something that was already happening, which was widespread discontent with growing social inequality, what does surprise me is the places where this uprising has taken place.

  3. Dalia Abd El-Hameed:

    People are not being silenced, it's a time of social uprising in the whole world. We are not alone in this.

  4. Hamza Abu Shanab:

    Hamas's strategy is to spark an intifada in the West Bank and it has sought to do so by every possible means, it has pumped money in and restructured its ranks there to prepare for an uprising.

  5. Louise Slaughter:

    When we tried to reinstate [ it ] again in 1993, one of the reasons we couldn't was that Rush Limbaugh had organized this massive uprising against it, calling it ‘ Hush Rush Law ’.

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