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Definitions

descent

[dih-sent] / dɪˈsɛnt /

NOUN

moving down; lowering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plunge slide

STRONG

coast crash declension declination decline declivity dip downgrade droop drop drop-off fall grade gradient header hill inclination incline landslide precipitation prolapse sag settlement sinking slant slip slope swoop tailspin tumble

WEAK

cave-in coming down falling plummeting plunging sinkage topple

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent evenness increase level rise

WEAK

ascension elevation improvement upgrade

NOUN

line of ancestry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraction lineage origin parentage

STRONG

blood family genealogy heredity pedigree relationship

WEAK

family tree

NOUN

deterioration

Synonyms

STRONG

abasement anticlimax cadence comedown debasement decadence decline degradation discomfiture down downfall lapse pathos slump

WEAK

downcome

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent increase promotion rise

WEAK

improvement upgrade

NOUN

assault, attack

Synonyms

STRONG

advance foray incursion invasion pounce raid swoop

Antonyms

STRONG

retreat withdrawal

WEAK

ascent

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.