Passing and Rise

Passing

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.
Usage example: the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside

Rise is an antonym for passing.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Rise

Rise noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.

Passing is an antonym for rise.

Nearby Words: rising, risen

How words are described

true true passing true rise
actual actual passing actual rise
constant constant passing constant rise
massive massive passing massive rise
Other adjectives: extreme, vicious, tragic, early, definitive, later, inevitable, eventual, recent, sudden, nuclear.

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Assassin's Creed As seen in the Bonfire of the Vanities DLC, his passing leaves weak descendants and Girolamo Savonarola to rise to power.
  • It won't take action immediately (it's possible your army is just passing through the AI's territory on its way to someone else), but political tension will rise while you're in their area.
  • Fan Dumb tends to be rabid about this kind of change, although the rise of DVDs and bonus production commentary often include rationalization (or guilt-passing) for this sort of thing.
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