Descent synonyms
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A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
A reducing or being reduced
The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level:
(Informal) A heavy, rash investment or speculation
The action of the verb to fall.
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coming-down
The act of descending
The act or process of sinking.
An act of tumbling; a fall.
The act or process of degrading.
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
The tangent of the angle of inclination of a line, or the slope of the tangent line for a curve or surface.
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A reduction or diminution of activity.
mounting (antonym)
Something mounted; an attachment
growth (antonym)
Degree of increase in size, weight, power, etc.
An escarpment.
The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
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A particular disposition or bent of mind; bias; tendency
An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
upgrade (antonym)
(Computers) A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version.
(Countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
Origin is the start, center or beginning of something or the place where a person comes from.
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Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
A line of ancestors; a lineage.
Any of a number of plants of the crucifer family, as evening stock (Mathiola bicornis), or Virginian stock (Malcomia maritima)
(Geol., Mining) The downward inclination of a stratum or vein, with reference to a horizontal plane
The definition of a slump is a sudden decline, or is a long period of decline and loss.
increase (related)
An increasing or becoming increased
(Soccer) The goal line
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By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
ascent (antonym)
An upward slope or incline.
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16th century]
The act or condition of drooping.
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(Running) The number of steps per minute.
A moral fall:
The act by which something subsides.
The quantity of such water falling in a specific area within a specific period.
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Advance is defined as a movement forward or an improvement.
grade (related)
The definition of a grade is a way of rating the quality, worth, rank or order of things or how well someone performed.
relationship (related)
A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other
attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
The definition of breeding means the producing or raising of young.
A usually straight extension of one side of an oval racetrack, used to start certain longer races so that the finish line can be kept on a straightaway in front of the stands or clubhouse.
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descension
(Now rare) Descent; the act of descending. [from 15th c.]
The act of one who dismounts.
The definition of a foray is a sudden short attack or move into enemy territory, or is an effort to branch out and try something new.
The average period (about thirty years) between the birth of one generation and that of the next
That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
A violent, intense attack
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An attempt, as by a business concern, to lure employees from a competitor
improvement (antonym)
The definition of an improvement is an increase in value, condition or quality.
elevation (antonym)
An elevating or being elevated
ascension (antonym)
In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.
Seeds considered as a group:
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A decline to a lower status or level.
Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England.
A downward slope, esp. in a road
An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.
A downward course; a decline:
The downward part of a swing, as of a golf club
A downward trend, esp. a financial one
A downward trend, as in business activity
A noticeable decrease:
(Economics) A rapid fall in price or value.
A sliding wedge or drag used to check the motion of a vehicle by pressure against a wheel
kin (related)
A relative or family member:
precede (related)
precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
the descendants of one individual
In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts
A falling off or away; decline; deterioration
A downward slope.
The state or fact of being a son or daughter; relation of a child to its parent
descent on (related)
descend (related)
climb-up (related)
climb (related)
traverse (related)
passage (related)
scramble up (related)
An abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax
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