Synonyms of ascent

ascent

noun

ə-ˈsent 

1

as in climb

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up

our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• ascension
• rising
• rise
• takeoff
• hike
• soar
• increase
• elevation
• raise
• liftoff
• hoist
• thrust
• boost
• levitation
• raising
• upsurge
• upturn
• upheaval
• upswing
• blastoff
• uplifting
• heave
• uptrend
• upwelling
• upthrust
• upraising
• upsweep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descent
• fall
• drop
• dip
• dive
• plunge
• sinking
• decrease
• decline
• nosedive
• down
• plummeting
• downfall
• plop
• downgrade
• comedown

2

as in hill

an upward slope

we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hill
• climb
• incline
• inclination
• uphill
• rise
• acclivity
• gradient
• uprise
• upgrade
• ridge
• pitch
• lean
• tilt
• diagonal
• rake
• grade
• glacis
• swell
• mound
• cant
• hump

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descent
• decline
• fall
• downhill
• dip
• declivity
• hanging
• declension
• downgrade
• basin
• depression
• drop-off
• hollow
• hang

3

as in promotion

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position

his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promotion
• rise
• advancement
• elevation
• creation
• upgrading
• preferment
• upgrade
• preference
• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• glorification
• magnification
• ennoblement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduction
• degradation
• abasement
• removal
• demotion
• deposition
• suspension
• downgrade
• dismissal
• overthrow
• expulsion
• discharge
• impeachment
• comedown
• ouster
• fall
• downfall
• disrating
• dethronement
• unmaking
• unseating

Examples of ascent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, with her first title defense fast approaching, Rhiannon Dixon is ready to continue her remarkable ascent in the world of professional boxing. —Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Kellogg’s thinking on constipation, that anything less than three bowel movements a day risked dangerous intestinal putrefaction, was shaped by the emerging germ theory of disease and the ascent of bacteriology as a discipline through the closing decades of the 19th century. —Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024

The New Atheist movement arose partly in response to the ascent of George W. Bush and other evangelicals in Republican politics. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024

The ascent of Anura Kumara Dissanayake marks a break with the past and from the establishment parties and politicians blamed for taking the country to the brink of economic collapse in 2022. —Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024