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Another word for descent

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Noun

  1. The act of dropping from a height

    See also:

    rise

  2. A downward slope or distance

    See also:

    rise

  3. One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation

    See also:

    precede

    kin

  4. A sudden drop to a lower condition or status

    See also:

    rise

  5. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices

    See also:

    increase

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Another word for descent

Noun

  1. A downward incline

    See also:

    inclination

    grade

  2. The act of descending

    See also:

    fall

    Antonyms:

  3. Lineal relationship

    See also:

    relationship

    family

  4. An invasion

    See also:

    attack

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Sentence Examples

  • The descent felt as long as their two day trip.

  • They began the long descent, hand in hand.

  • The flakes drifted directly down, undisturbed in their descent by any hint of a breeze in the still night air.

  • He was the son of Eurypon and fourth in descent from Procles.

  • The fact that in tabby Persians the body-markings are never so strong as in the short-haired breeds is in some degree confirmatory of this, as suggesting descent from a nearly wholecoloured type.

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