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descend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of descend

1 to lead or extend downward
  • The pathway descends to the river bank.
Synonyms of descend

decline, dip, drop, fall, plunge, sink
Words Related to descend

angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip
Near Antonyms of descend

even, flatten, level, plane, smooth, straighten
Antonyms of descend

arise, ascend, climb, mount, rise, uprise, upsweep, upturn
2 to become worse or of less value
  • The order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room.
Synonyms of descend

atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, ebb, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen
Words Related to descend

abate, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, recede, wane

break down, corrupt, decompose, degrade, dilapidate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy

sour, spoil

lessen, lower, reduce

debilitate, undermine

droop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt
Phrases Synonymous with descend

go to pot, go to seed (or run to seed)
Near Antonyms of descend

better, upgrade

enhance, enrich, fortify, heighten, intensify, strengthen

advance, develop, march, proceed, progress
Antonyms of descend

ameliorate, improve, meliorate
3 to go to a lower level especially abruptly
  • Leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind.
Synonyms of descend

crash, decline, dip, dive, drop, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble
Words Related to descend

abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane

recede, retreat
Near Antonyms of descend

accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, pick up, snowball, swell, wax
Antonyms of descend

arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up
4 to come down from something (as a vehicle)
  • The driver descended from the truck's cab.
Synonyms of descend

alight, disembark, dismount, get down, light
Words Related to descend

deplane, detrain
Near Antonyms of descend

board, climb (aboard), get in, mount

enplane (also emplane), entrain
Antonyms of descend

embark

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