Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The action or process of moving from a higher to a lower position.
Descent
/dɪˈsent/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
King said, 'Descent steady at fifteen hun'erd.
We came unto the point where the descent is;
No royal fleet or descent to be dreaded.
Etymology:
Originating from the Latin descendere, which means to climb down, the word passed through Old French and Middle English before its current form evolved.
Usage Statistics:
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