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DESCENTS Antonyms

There are 19 antonyms of the word descents. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For DESCENTS

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advancements
nounn
noun

• encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• gradual improvement or growth or development

ascendencies
nounn
noun

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

ascents
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

climbs
verbv
noun

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

• the act of climbing something

verb

• go upward with gradual or continuous progress

• move with effort, by grasping

• go up or advance

• slope upward

• improve one's social status

• increase in value or to a higher point

elevations
nounn
noun

• the event of something being raised upward

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• a raised or elevated geological formation

• distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

• (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

• drawing of an exterior of a structure

• the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

gains
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quantity that is added

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

verb

• obtain

• win something through one's efforts

• derive a benefit from

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• rise in rate or price

• increase or develop

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• increase (one's body weight)

growths
nounn
noun

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a progression from simpler to more complex forms

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• vegetation that has grown

• the gradual beginning or coming forth

• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

• something grown or growing

improvements
nounn
noun

• a change for the better; progress in development

• the act of improving something

• a condition superior to an earlier condition

increases
verbv
noun

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

verb

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

leaps
verbv
noun

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• an abrupt transition

• a sudden and decisive increase

• the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

verb

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• jump down from an elevated point

• cause to jump or leap

mountings
nounn
noun

• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

• framework used for support or display

progressions
nounn
noun

• a series with a definite pattern of advance

• a movement forward

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

promotions
nounn
noun

• a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

• act of raising in rank or position

• encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

• the advancement of some enterprise

rises
verbv
noun

• a growth in strength or number or importance

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the amount a salary is increased

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

• an increase in cost

• increase in price or value

verb

• move upward

• increase in value or to a higher point

• rise to one's feet

• rise up

• come to the surface

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• move to a better position in life or to a better job

• go up or advance

• become more extreme

• get up and out of bed

• rise in rank or status

• become heartened or elated

• exert oneself to meet a challenge

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• increase in volume

• come up, of celestial bodies

• return from the dead

upgrades
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

• a reservation that is improved

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

• hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

• the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)

verb

• rate higher; raise in value or esteem

• to improve what was old or outdated

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• get better travel conditions

• give better travel conditions to

upsurges
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden forceful flow

• a sudden or abrupt strong increase

upswings
nounn
noun

• An upward swing

• (by extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity

upturns
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an upward movement or trend as in business activity

ascent
nounn
noun

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

Alternatives for ADVANCEMENTS

Alternatives for ASCENDENCIES

Alternatives for ASCENTS

Alternatives for CLIMBS

Alternatives for ELEVATIONS

Alternatives for GAINS

Alternatives for GROWTHS

Alternatives for IMPROVEMENTS

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