ascending
English Thesaurus
1. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | levitation, |
| definition | : | the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heave, heaving, |
| definition | : | the act of lifting something with great effort (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | climb, mount, |
| definition | : | the act of climbing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | soar, zoom, |
| definition | : | the act of rising upward into the air (noun.act) |
2. moving or going or growing upward (adj.all)
| similar | : | assurgent, |
| definition | : | growing or extending upward (adj.all) |
| similar | : | assurgent, |
| definition | : | rising from the sea (adj.all) |
| similar | : | scandent, |
| definition | : | used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb (adj.all) |
| similar | : | highflying, |
| definition | : | moving upward or along at a considerable height (adj.all) |
| similar | : | up, upward, |
| definition | : | extending or moving toward a higher place (adj.all) |
| also | : | up, |
| definition | : | being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level (adj.all) |
3. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
4. moving or going or growing upward (adj.all)
| antonym | : | descending, |
| definition | : | coming down or downward (adj.all) |
5. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
6. moving or going or growing upward (adj.all)
| antonym | : | descending, |
| definition | : | coming down or downward (adj.all) |
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