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[10] accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax—more at INCREASE

2rise noun 1 : a spot higher than surrounding ground

2 : an upward slope

3 : an act of rising : a state of being risen

4 : BEGINNING, ORIGIN

5 : the elevation of one point above another

6 : an increase in amount, number, or volume

7 : an angry reaction

Synonyms

[1] elevation, eminence, height, highland, hill, mound, prominence—more at HEIGHT

[3] advancement, ascent, elevation, promotion, upgrade—more at ADVANCEMENT

[6] accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, supplement—more at INCREASE

ris·er noun 1 : one that rises

2 : the upright part between stair treads

ris·i·bil·i·ty noun, plural -ties : the ability or inclination to laugh — often used in pl.

ris·i·ble adjective 1 : able or inclined to laugh

2 : arousing laughter; especially : amusingly ridiculous

Synonyms

antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, screaming, uproarious—more at FUNNY

1risk noun 1 : exposure to possible loss or injury : DANGER

2 : someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard

— risk·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] danger, hazard, menace, peril, pitfall, threat, trouble—more at DANGER

2risk verb 1 : to expose to danger <~ed his life>

2 : to incur the danger of

Synonyms

[1] adventure, compromise, gamble, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, menace, venture

[2] chance, gamble, hazard, venture; also brave, challenge, dare, defy, face; compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wager

risky adjective : attended with risk or danger

Synonyms

dangerous, grave, grievous, hazardous, menacing, parlous, perilous, serious, unhealthy, unsafe, venturesome—more at DANGEROUS

ri·sot·to noun, plural -tos : rice cooked usu. in meat or seafood stock and seasoned

ris·qué adjective [ORIGIN: F]

: verging on impropriety or indecency

ri·tard adverb or adjective : with a gradual slackening in tempo — used as a direction in music

rite noun 1 : a set form for conducting a ceremony

2 : the liturgy of a church

3 : a ceremonial act or action

Synonyms

ceremonial, ceremony, form, formality, observance, ritual, solemnity; also amenities, civility, decorum, etiquette, graces, proprieties; convention, custom, habit, manners, mores, practice, standard, tradition, way; celebration, service

1ritual noun 1 : the established form esp. for a religious ceremony

2 : a system of rites

3 : a ceremonial act or action

4 : an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a precise manner

— rit·u·al·ism noun

— rit·u·al·is·tic adjective

— rit·u·al·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

— rit·u·al·ly adverb

2ritual adjective : of, relating to, or employed in rites or a ritual

Synonyms

ceremonial, ceremonious, formal

ritzy adjective ritz·i·er; -est : showily elegant : POSH

riv abbreviation river

1rival noun [ORIGIN: MF or L; MF, fr. L rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, fr. rivalis of a stream, fr. rivus stream]

1 : one of two or more trying to get what only one can have

2 : one striving for competitive advantage

3 : one that equals another esp. in desired qualities : MATCH, PEER

Synonyms

[1] challenger, competition, competitor, contender, contestant—more at COMPETITOR

[2] adversary, antagonist, opponent—more at OPPONENT

[3] coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer—more at EQUAL

2rival adjective : COMPETING

3rival verb -valed or -valled; -val·ing or -val·ling 1 : to be in competition with

2 : to try to equal or excel

3 : to have qualities that approach or equal another's

ri·val·ry noun, plural -ries : the act of competing : the state of being a rival

Synonyms

battle, combat, conflict, confrontation, contest, duel, face-off,