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Definition of ASCENT

1

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up <our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them>

Synonyms ascension, climb, rise, rising, soar

Related Words boost, hike, increase, raise; blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff; heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling

Near Antonyms plop, plummeting, sinking; decline, decrease, down; comedown, downfall, downgrade

Antonyms descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

2

an upward slope <we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit>

Synonyms acclivity, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

Related Words cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell

Near Antonyms basin, depression, hollow

Antonyms declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

3

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position <his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management>

Synonyms ascent, creation, elevation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Related Words aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating; downfall, fall

Antonyms abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction