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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Pitcairn's people are descended from the mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla descended the stairs of the aircraft as they began their four-day visit.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But before Johnson could arrive, protesters descended on the venue denouncing the governor, who had already arrived, as “corrupt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

On his tours, Tanenhaus dives into Tulsa’s past as an oil boomtown, when ambitious types from across the country descended on the city and changed it in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I descended, minding carefully where I went, for the stairs were dark, being only lit by loopholes in the heavy masonry.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker