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ascent

/əˈsɛnt/noun2 syllables

Ascent means: an upward slope or grade (as in a road).

Synonyms for ascent8

noun, as in an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

noun, as in a movement upward; rise above the ground

rise, rising, ascension

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

rise, ascension, ascending

Opposites of ascent

descent

What does ascent mean?3

noun

1

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)“the car couldn't make it up the rise”

2

a movement upward; rise above the ground“they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

3

the act of changing location in an upward direction

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ascent?37

three syllables

represent
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All 37 rhymes for ascent, grouped by syllable

Ascent in a sentence

  • The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.unknown
  • The economic development of Algeria will be an arduous ascent.Amastan
  • The next morning it was blowing a gale, and we had to delay the ascent.sundown
  • The rocket landed safely after its ascent.Amastan
  • They made first ascent of Mount Everest.unknown

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Forms of ascent

as a noun

plural
ascents