descended

[dih-sen-did] / dɪˈsɛn dɪd /

VERB

move down, lower a

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade collapse crash dip disembark dive go down penetrate plummet plunge settle sink slide slip stumble subside swoop trickle tumble

STRONG

coast crouch decline deplane detrain dismount dribble drop fall gravitate ground incline light pitch plop prolapse set slant slope slump stoop submerge toboggan topple trip weep

WEAK

cataract cave in fall prostrate get down get off lose balance slough off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up grow increase leave rise

STRONG

even level mount pour straighten

VERB

condescend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

degenerate deteriorate

STRONG

concede patronize stoop

WEAK

abase oneself humble oneself lower oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop improve

WEAK

ascend go up increase rise

VERB

trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

proceed

STRONG

arise derive issue originate spring

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend go up increase rise

Example Sentences

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Growing up in Brown County, Ohio, Karley Baurichter learned to appreciate the land her family descended from.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026

It was all to no avail as home fans descended on England's hotel, where there has been a huge security presence, after their arrival.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Thousands of people descended on the National Mall on Saturday, with long lines for the Great American State Fair and the evening Salute to America, amid the hottest Fourth of July the capital has experienced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Hundreds more descended on a supermarket in Sevran, with cars queueing for the store blocking the centre of the poor northern suburb.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Barely had my eyelids descended than I was slapped awake—“New boy, get up!”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo