Synonyms of ascents

ascents

noun

plural of ascent

1

as in climbs

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

• climbs
• ascensions
• risings
• hikes
• takeoffs
• rises
• soars
• elevations
• increases
• raises
• hoists
• upheavals
• thrusts
• levitations
• upsurges
• upswings
• boosts
• upturns
• heaves
• liftoffs
• upwellings
• uptrends
• blastoffs
• upthrusts
• upsweeps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• descents
• dives
• falls
• dips
• plunges
• downs
• decreases
• declines
• nosedives
• plops
• downgrades
• downfalls
• comedowns

2

as in hills

an upward slope

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hills
• inclines
• climbs
• inclinations
• uphills
• acclivities
• gradients
• upgrades
• uprises
• rises
• ridges
• pitches
• diagonals
• glacis
• grades
• rakes
• cants
• tilts
• leans
• humps
• swells
• mounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• declines
• descents
• hangings
• dips
• hangs
• downgrades
• declensions
• basins
• declivities
• downhills
• depressions
• hollows
• drop-offs

3

as in promotions

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

• promotions
• advancements
• elevations
• rises
• creations
• preferments
• upgrades
• preferences
• magnifications
• exaltations
• aggrandizements
• glorifications
• ennoblements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reductions
• degradations
• demotions
• downgrades
• suspensions
• depositions
• expulsions
• dismissals
• removals
• discharges
• comedowns
• impeachments
• overthrows
• falls
• abasements
• ousters
• downfalls
• dethronements