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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Eventually, emergency squads from across the globe descended on La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Travel was in his bones, and his brief time as a professional musician in the 1930s coincided with the Great Migration, wherein black Americans descended from slaves moved north in search of better lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

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

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

The primate species that are with us today are descended from these highly mobile ancestors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

A cold sweat dewed on my neck as I descended the stairs.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros