Another word for descent
descent
n.
A downward incline
declivity, slope, drop; see grade 1, inclination 5.
The act of descending
drop, fall, falling, coming down, sinking, degradation, abasement, droop, cadence, debasement, slump, downfall, drop, lapse, slide, subsiding, declination, swoop, plunge, dip, reduction, precipitation, landslide, tumble, decline; see also fall 1.
Antonyms rise*, mounting, growth.
Lineal relationship
extraction, origin, lineage; see family 1, relationship.
An invasion
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Another word for descent
The act of dropping from a height:
drop, fall. See riseA downward slope or distance:
decline, declivity, drop, fall, pitch. See riseOne's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:
ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, extraction, family, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, seed, stock. See kin, precedeA sudden drop to a lower condition or status:
comedown, down, downfall, downgrade. See riseA usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
decline, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase
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