Text: 1 the act or an instance of rising or climbing up<our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them>Synonymsascension, climb, rise, rising, soarRelated Wordsboost, hike, increase, raise; elevation, levitation, lift-off, raising, takeoff; heave, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, upwellingNear Antonymsdive, nosedive, plop, plummeting, plunge, sinking; decline, decreaseAntonymsdescent, dip, drop, fall 2 an upward slope<weʼd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit>Synonymsrise, upgradeRelated Wordsgrade, incline; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swellNear Antonymsbasin, depression, hollowAntonymsdeclension, decline, declivity, descent, downgrade 3 a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position<his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management>— see advancement 1

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