30
rise(noun, act, movement, increase, start)
20
incline(noun, nature, level, mount, slant)
17
acclivity(noun, nature, rise, level, mount)
16
ascension(noun, act, movement, rise, climb)
14
rising(noun, act, movement, rise, climb)
14
grade(noun, incline, slant, slope, hill)
13
climb(noun, act, movement, advance, increase)
13
upgrade(noun, nature, advance, increase, rise)
12
elevation(noun, rise, level, improvement, mount)
12
gradient(noun, rise, level, mount, incline)
12
slope(noun, nature, rise, level, mount)
10
climbing(noun, movement, rise, climb)
10
hill(noun, rise, level, pile, mount)
10
raise(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
9
descent(noun, rise, level, incline, slant)
9
advance(noun, increase, progress, advantage, growth)
9
ascending(noun, movement, rise, climb)
8
aggrandizement(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
8
increase(noun, verb, advance, increase, progress)
8
levitation(noun, rise, height, movement through space)
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