descend synonyms

descend

v.

  1. To move lower

    come down, go down, slide, settle, drop, stoop, gravitate, slip, dismount, fall, topple, plunge, dive, plummet, sink, dip, pass downward, pitch, slope, decline, alight, light, disembark, detrain, deplane, tumble, move downward, come down on, slump, trip, stumble, flutter down, submerge, penetrate, step down, climb down, get down, swoop down, step off, climb off, get off, swoop, precipitate, plump*, plop (down)*; see also dive, drop 1, fall.

    Antonyms climb*, ascend*, mount. *

  2. To descend figuratively

    decline, deteriorate, degenerate; see decrease 1.

  3. To lower oneself

    stoop, sink, humble oneself; see condescend.

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