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ascent

/@/'s/E/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

    noun.object

    Synonyms acclivity climb raise rise upgrade
    Antonyms declension declination decline declivity descent downslope fall

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a movement upward

    noun.event

    Synonyms ascension rise rising
    Antonyms fall

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    noun.act

    Synonyms ascending ascension rise

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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