Antonyms for ascent


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-sent
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɛnt


Definition of ascent

Origin :
  • c.1610, "action of ascending," from ascend on model of descend/descent; "climbing" sense is from 1753.
  • noun upward movement
  • noun upward slope
Example sentences :
  • For hours it seemed that every ascent, every descent, must mark the end.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • They were near the crown of the ascent, and he could carry her as far as that!
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • The descent was as laborious as the ascent had been, and much more dangerous.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The ascent was perilous at any hour to any foot save that of a mountaineer.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • There appeared to be no ascent the one way or the other, and no slope on either side.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • Thus they have prevented the ascent of Mount Tongariro, which is tapu, or sacred.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • Every flight of the steps, in the ascent, brings one to a new vision of beauty.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • Thus accoutered he recommenced the ascent with considerable confidence.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • Then, shouldering their rifles, the two men began the ascent.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • The last hundred feet of the ascent had been the most difficult.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for ascent

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