Synonyms for ascending

Most common

rising · superior · uphill · ascendant · acclivitous · ascensive · scandent

All synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

descending, descendant

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)

   Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order.

2. n. 1

   An ascent.

   continual ascendings and descendings

Forms

Plural

ascendings → ascents, ascensions, rises…

Example sentences

• rising Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
• superior Your people know that I have a superior intellect.
• uphill Whenever you come across an uphill, you tackle it.
• ascendant My ascendant in Scorpio always helps me achieve truly intellectual feats.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rise¹

6 letters

rising², uphill², ascent²

8 letters

superior⁴, scandent

9 letters

ascension³, ascendant³, ascensive

11 letters

acclivitous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rising² = 2 syllables).