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descendant

adjective

variants: also descendent

Synonyms and Antonyms of descendant

bending downward or forward

the descendant branches of a weeping willow

Synonyms of descendant

bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, hung, inclining, nodding, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping

Words Related to descendant

dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended

dipping, sinking, slumping

Near Antonyms of descendant

erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff

elevated, raised, upraised

Antonyms of descendant

unbending, upright

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