Synonyms of ascended

ascended

verb

past tense of ascend

as in climbed

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

• climbed
• rose
• soared
• lifted
• upped
• mounted
• aspired
• arose
• thrust
• upturned
• sloped
• tilted
• surged
• uprose
• towered
• leaned
• upreared
• upthrusted
• elevated
• inclined
• scaled
• uplifted
• upheaved
• crested
• topped
• surmounted
• upraised
• ballooned
• zoomed
• tipped
• boosted
• raised
• blasted off
• reclined
• listed
• slanted
• took off
• canted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descended
• dropped
• fell (off)
• declined
• plunged
• dipped
• slid
• sank
• plummeted
• dived
• nose-dived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascended

One of the children, a boy wrapped only in a towel, fled the riverbank in a panic and ascended to the road as the adults were drowning. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

For more than a decade, Miller steadily ascended in the niche world of NFL Draft media. — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Sporting nirvana When Fernández’s header hit the net nearly 10 minutes later, those Argentines ascended into a realm of sporting nirvana that might come along once or twice in a lifetime. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

For perhaps the first time in years, both tournament winners immediately ascended to the top of their respective divisions and remained there. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven from the Dome of the Rock. — Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Eleven months before her appointment, 27-year Home Depot veteran Angie Brown ascended to the role of chief information officer. — John Kell, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Climbers set a record on May 21, when 274 of them successfully ascended Nepal's side of the mountain in a single day, officials said. — CBS News, 19 June 2026