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Synonyms & Antonyms of ascending
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in soaring, ascendant
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ascending
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ascending
- depressed,
- descendant
- (also descendent),
- descending,
- down,
- dropped,
- fallen,
- grounded,
- lowered,
- sunken
ascending
verb
present participle of ascend
Synonyms & Antonyms of ascending (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Ascending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascending. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of ascending was in 1581
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