ASCEND Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ascend

verb

ə-ˈsend

Definition of ascend

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

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Recent Examples of ascend The Integrated Traction Management system allows to get easily ascend 45-degree slopes by monitoring all four wheels in real time, and responding in just 50 milliseconds to control motor speed. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Lively throughout, The Debut ascends to new heights whenever Giamatti and Moore share the screen together. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 Looking down showed an unforgiving shaft to hard ground, while looking up only reminded me of the hundreds of feet left to ascend. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Suddenly, the aircraft ascended and started rolling to the right as the pilots desperately worked to realign the aircraft. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascend

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Industry statistics show that residential electricity prices in California run 89% above the national average and have climbed nearly 9% compared to the same period last year, while fuel prices across the state continue to set new highs.

— , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Oil prices have climbed back above the $100 per barrel mark this week as fighting in the Straight of Hormuz and Red Sea has intensified.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak's epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at a weekly briefing.

— JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Since late July, diesel prices have been rising higher and faster overall than the cost of regular unleaded gas.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

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