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ascending

/əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Ascending means: moving or going or growing upward.

Synonyms for ascending14

noun, as in the act of changing location in an upward direction

rise, ascent, ascension

adjective, as in moving or going or growing upward

acclivitous, rising, uphill, ascendant, ascendent, ascensive, assurgent, scandent, highflying, up, upward

Opposites of ascending

descending

What does ascending mean?2

adjective

1

moving or going or growing upward“the ascending plane”

noun

1

the act of changing location in an upward direction

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ascending?24

four syllables

recommendingcondescending
Show 40 near rhymes
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Ascending in a sentence

  • A balloon is ascending into the sky.Zifre
  • Sort the numbers in ascending order.DostKaplan

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Forms of ascending

as a noun

plural
ascendings