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ascent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ascent

1 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 of ascent

ascension, climb, rise, rising, soar
Words Related to ascent

boost, hike, increase, raise

blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff

heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling
Near Antonyms of ascent

plop, plummeting, sinking

decline, decrease, down

comedown, downfall, downgrade
Antonyms of ascent

descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

2 an upward slope

  • weʼd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit
Synonyms of ascent

acclivity, hill, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise
Words Related to ascent

cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt

climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell
Near Antonyms of ascent

basin, depression, hollow
Antonyms of ascent

declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

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

  • his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management
Synonyms of ascent

advancement, creation, elevation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading
Words Related to ascent

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification
Near Antonyms of ascent

deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating

downfall, fall
Antonyms of ascent

abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction

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