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descentsnounpl. of descent the act or process of going to a lower level or altitudethe airplane began its gradual descent to the landing field dips, dives, downs, drops, falls, nosedives, plunges comedowns, declines, downfalls, downgrades ascents, climbs, rises, risings, soarings, upswings, upturns advances, headways, progresses, progressionsbetterments, improvements a change to a lower state or levelthe nation's rapid descent into anarchy after the revolution decadences, declensions, declinations, declines, degeneracies, degenerations, degradations, dégringolades, deteriorations, devolutions, downfalls, downgrades, ebbs, eclipses, falls dark ages, nadirs, sunsetsdecaysbreakups, decompositions, disintegrations, dissolutionsabasements, debasementsdepreciationsdecimations, demolishments, demolitions, desolations, destructions, havoc, ruinations, ruinsabatements, decreases, decrements, de-escalations, deflations, diminishments, diminutions, dips, downslides, downtrends, downturns, drop-offs, drops, falloffs, losses, reductions, sags, shrinkages, slips, slumps ascents, rises, upswings advancements, developments, evolutions, growthsfloweringsrenewals, restorations, revitalizationsaccretions, accruals, addenda(also addendums), additions, augmentations, boosts, enhancements, gains, increases, increments, raises, supplements a loss of statusfor throwing the game, the ballplayer underwent a huge descent in the eyes of the fans comedowns, declines, dégringolades, demises, downfalls, downs, falls, flameouts breakdowns, burnouts, collapses, crashes, meltdowns, ruins, undoingsdefeats, disappointments, reversals, setbacksbottoms, nadirsabasements, disgraces, humiliations aggrandizements, ascents, exaltations, rises, ups advances, headways, progressesflowers, heydays, primes a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territorythe lightning descent of the invading army on that unsuspecting border town forays, incursions, inroads, invasions, irruptions, raids pillages, plundersaggressions, assaults, coups de main, offenses(or offences), offensives, onsets, onslaughts, rushes, sieges, storms, strikescharges, sallies, sortiesambuscades, ambushes, surprises(also surprizes), trapsair raids, blitzes, blitzkriegs, bombardmentscounteraggressions(or counter-aggressions), counterassaults(also counter-assaults), counterattacks(or counter-attacks), counteroffensives, counterstrikes(or counter-strikes) the act or action of setting upon with force or violencethe descent of the voracious locusts on the wheat fields aggressions, assaults, attacks, attempts, blitzes, blitzkriegs, charges, coups de main, offenses(or offences), offensives, onsets, onslaughts, raids, rushes, strikes ambuscades, ambushescounteraggressions(or counter-aggressions), counterassaults(also counter-assaults), counterattacks(or counter-attacks), counteroffensives, counterstrikes(or counter-strikes)sallies, sortiesenvelopmentsbreakthroughs, forays, incursions, invasionspillages, ravages, sacksair raids, bombardments, bombingssieges, stormsbarrages, cannonades, fusillades, hails, salvos(or salvoes), volleyswhammies defenses, defensives, guards, shieldsoppositions, resistancesprotections, securities, shelters the line of ancestors from whom a person is descendeda person of Finnish descent ancestries, births, blood, bloodlines, breedings, extractions, family trees, genealogies, lineages, lines, origins, parentages, pedigrees, stocks, strains heredities, successionsfamilies, houseskindreds, kins, relations, relativesraces issues, posterities, progenies, seed(or seeds) offspring(also offsprings)children, heirs, inheritors, sons, successors a downward slopeon bicycle tours the ascents always seem to outnumber the descents declensions, declines, declivities, dips, downgrades, downhills, falls, hangings, hangs basins, depressions, hollows acclivities, ascents, rises, upgrades, uphills, uprises glacis, grades, gradients, hills, inclinations, inclines, leans, pitches, rakes, tilts |