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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