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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Then something unusual happened as Valdez descended in the boom lift with Pinky’s remains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

With the city hosting both of Scotland's first two World Cup matches since 1998, the Tartan Army descended in their tens of thousands.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Think back to winter, when waves of federal agents descended on Minnesota.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

And so, over Juneteenth weekend nearly 200 members of the Rosenthal family descended on the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, a city of about 43,000 in the center of Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

As the lightning faded into darkness, I descended the fire escape and continued on my way.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros