ascending

DEFINITIONS OF: ascending

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the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; heave, heaving
the act of lifting something with great effort; climb, mount
the act of climbing something; soar, zoom
the act of rising upward into the air; scaling
ascent by or as if by a ladder; clamber
an awkward climb; mountain climbing, mountaineering
the activity of climbing a mountain; rock climbing
the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

Type of:: motion, move, movement
the act of changing location from one place to another

“the ascending plane”

“the ascending staircase”

“the ascending stems of chickweed”

Synonyms: acclivitous, rising, uphill
sloping upward; ascendant, ascendent, ascensive
tending or directed upward; assurgent
growing or extending upward; assurgent
rising from the sea; scandent
used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; highflying
moving upward or along at a considerable height; up, upward
extending or moving toward a higher place; up
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

Antonyms:: descending
coming down or downward; declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping
sloping down rather steeply; degressive
going down by steps; descendant, descendent
going or coming down; down, downward
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; downward-arching
curving downward; drizzling
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; dropping, falling
coming down freely under the influence of gravity; raining
falling in drops or as if falling like rain; down
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