Descending synonyms
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Part of speech:
Descending; going down
Directed toward a lower place or position:
rise (related)
Moving or sloping down
ascending (antonym)
The definition of ascending is something that is going up.
The definition of come is to move closer to the requester.
To come (from); be derived; originate
(Intransitive) To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
(Intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
(Intransitive) To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To lower or debase oneself:
The definition of slope is to slant up or down, or to put something into a position where it slants up or down.
To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:
To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
To come into being; begin; start
(Intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:
To fall in drops
(Sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
To grow worse; degenerate:
(Meteorol.) To condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
Submerge is defined as to cover over, or to place or go under water.
(Intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot.
To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily
To fall suddenly, clumsily, or helplessly
To fall or strike suddenly, as a blow
To light; light up; illuminate.
To fall or plunge headlong
(Aeron.) To drop suddenly before climbing
To fall or drop straight downward
To fall off or decline precipitously
To come down; to descend.
(Intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.
(Intransitive) To become worse; to get worse; to deteriorate.
(Archaic) To go, or seem to go, backward
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
To issue or emerge suddenly:
To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an order; to issue a writ.
increasing (antonym)
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
rising (antonym)
(Intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
mounting (antonym)
To climb; ascend
climbing (antonym)
Climb means to move up or increase gradually, or to move up and around using your feet.
decreasing (related)
To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
bettering (related)
To surpass or exceed:
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