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

Oh, and Reed told Helen that Wallace was likely to be rewarded for being untainted by scandal — next stop, ascending from secretary of state for Defence to prime minister. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

The face appears on the lower left side of The Last Judgement where the dead are rising from the ground before either ascending to paradise or descending to hell. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026

Quarterback Caleb Williams certainly has ascended into the blue category, which is the key to the Bears’ ascent as a team that should be formidable in the NFC for years to come. — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

For coroner, Owens was leading in her attempt to ascend to the coroner’s office once again, by a margin of 5,000 votes. — Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026