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CLIMB Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word climb. (opposite meanings)
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alight
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• lighted up by or as by fire or flame

verb

• to come to rest, settle

• come down

decline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

descend
verbv
verb

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• come as if by falling

deteriorate
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

dip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a depression in an otherwise level surface

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

• tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

• a brief immersion

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

• a brief swim in water

• a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

verb

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• dip into a liquid while eating

• go down momentarily

• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

• take a small amount from

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• lower briefly

• appear to move downward

• slope downwards

• dip into a liquid

• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

• immerse in a disinfectant solution

• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

drop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a steep high face of rock

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• the act of dropping something

verb

• let fall to the ground

• to fall vertically

• go down in value

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• terminate an association with

• utter with seeming casualness

• stop pursuing or acting

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• lose (a game)

• pay out

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• hang loosely

• stop associating with

• let or cause to fall in drops

• to remove

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

• leave undone or leave out

• change from one level to another

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

• grow progressively worse

• give birth; used for animals

fall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve

• the season when the leaves fall from the trees

• a sudden drop from an upright position

• a downward slope or bend

• a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

• a movement downward

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

verb

• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

• come under, be classified or included

• fall from clouds

• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

• die, as in battle or in a hunt

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• be captured

• occur at a specified time or place

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• yield to temptation or sin

• lose office or power

• to be given by assignment or distribution

• move in a specified direction

• be due

• lose one's chastity

• to be given by right or inheritance

• come into the possession of

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• be inherited by

• slope downward

• lose an upright position suddenly

• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

• fall or flow in a certain way

• assume a disappointed or sad expression

• be cast down

• come out; issue

• be born, used chiefly of lambs

• begin vigorously

• go as if by falling

• come as if by falling

lower
verbv
adjective

• the bottom one of two

noun

• the lower of two berths

verb

• look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

• move something or somebody to a lower position

• set lower

• make lower or quieter

• cause to drop or sink

sink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• cause to sink

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• go under

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• appear to move downward

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall or sink heavily

• embed deeply

slide
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

slip
verbv
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

tumble
verbv
noun

• an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

• a sudden drop from an upright position

verb

• fall down, as if collapsing

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

• roll over and over, back and forth

• fly around

• fall apart

• throw together in a confused mass

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

• fall suddenly and sharply

• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for ALIGHT

Alternatives for DECLINE

Alternatives for DESCEND

Alternatives for DETERIORATE

Alternatives for DIP

Alternatives for DROP

Alternatives for FALL

Alternatives for LOWER

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