n. Function: noun
1 the act or process of passing from a higher to a lower level or state FF1C; a parachute descent FF1E; FF1C; his slow descent to the gutter FF1E;
Synonyms: drop, fall
Related Words: plummeting, plunging, sinking
Contrasted Words: rise, upswing, upturn; advance, headway, progress, progression; betterment, improvement
Antonyms: ascent
2
Synonyms: COMEDOWN , discomfiture, down
3
Synonyms: ANCESTRY , blood, extraction, lineage, origin, pedigree
4 an inclination downward FF1C; the steep descent of the mountain FF1E;
Synonyms: decline, declivity, dip, drop, fall
Related Words: downgrade, grade, gradient, incline, slope; drop, drop-off
Contrasted Words: acclivity, upgrade, uphill
Antonyms: ascent, rise