Synonyms 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

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1. • Conflict

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1. List of paraphrases for "uprising":

   intifada, revolt, uplift, insurgency, insurrection, intifadah, rebellion, heave, lifting, revolution, heaving, upheaval, mutiny, adjournment, al-thawra

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1. Maryam Rajavi:

   Rajavi tells Fox News that her group’s activists inside Iran have stepped up their opposition to the government, and says a revolution against the theocratic regime could come from within. The Iranian resistance movement is in a new position and on the offensive in its showdown with the regime. Our resistance is an organized movement. The potential for an uprising exists within Iranian society.

2. Tom Malinowski:

   This is a genuine popular democratic uprising, it's not led by the United States. But we should not be saying things from Washington that create even the slightest impression to the contrary.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   [B]ut one difference, frankly, is that I think the regime probably cared or feared a popular uprising, whereas I fear that today that Putin actually just doesn't.

4. Ismail Haniyeh:

   Our decision is to pursue the Intifada (uprising) and continue the resistance against the Israeli occupation.

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 ’.