Synonyms of ascend

ascend

verb

ə-ˈsend 

as in to climb

to move or extend upward

the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• rise
• soar
• lift
• up
• mount
• aspire
• arise
• slope
• thrust
• uprear
• uprise
• tower
• upthrust
• tilt
• upturn
• incline
• elevate
• surge
• lean
• uplift
• raise
• top
• surmount
• scale
• upheave
• boost
• take off
• upraise
• balloon
• zoom
• recline
• crest
• tip
• blast off
• cant
• list
• slant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descend
• fall (off)
• drop
• decline
• plunge
• dip
• slide
• plummet
• sink
• dive
• nose-dive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascend

Following President Harrison’s death, then-Vice President John Tyler ascended to the presidency. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Fraser Minten centered them first and then Sean Kuraly took over as Minten ascended in the lineup. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

The fate of Duke, diagnosed with a life-threatening ascending aortic aneurysm, is ambiguous. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

But after Bronin and two other challengers took on a sitting lawmaker, a deep bench of Democrats in Connecticut who are waiting to ascend the political ladder both at the state and federal levels might not be willing to wait for retirements. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026