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ascending

[uh-sen-ding] / əˈsɛn dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
rising
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climbing growing increasing soaring spiraling surging
STRONG
advancing emerging mounting skyrocketing
WEAK
going up upsurging
ADJECTIVE
arising
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climbing mounting rising soaring
STRONG
awakening waking waking up
WEAK
ascendant assurgent
ADJECTIVE
soaring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climbing lofty steep towering
STRONG
aerial elevated flying
WEAK
going through the ceiling going through the roof high-reaching sky-high
Antonyms
STRONG
ground
ADJECTIVE
uphill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
skyward
STRONG
climbing mounting rising uprising
WEAK
acclivous sloping upward toward summit up
Antonyms
WEAK
downhill easy facile
ADVERB
upward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
higher skyward uphill
WEAK
above antrorse greater lofty
Antonyms
WEAK
downward
NOUN
ascent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ascendance ascension climb
STRONG
climbing lift mounting rise rising scaling spring
WEAK
blastoff clambering launch takeoff
Antonyms
WEAK
descent landing lowering

Example Sentences

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And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A bullish ascending triangle took shape starting last October, gaining 15% in the first week after a favorable tariff ruling.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Was he ranking that in ascending order of importance?

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Lewandowski reportedly walked into the cockpit of the Coast Guard plane as it was ascending and demanded to know where Noem's blanket was.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The advancing line of blue moves forward, slowly ascending the hill.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly