Synonyms for ascending

Noun

1. rise, ascent, ascension, ascending, motion, movement, move

usage: the act of changing location in an upward direction

Verb

1. ascend, go up, travel, move, locomote

usage: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

2. ascend, go back, date back, date from

usage: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

3. ascend, accede, enter

usage: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"

4. ascend, follow, travel along

usage: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"

5. ascend, slope, incline, pitch

usage: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"

6. rise, come up, uprise, ascend, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

usage: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

Adjective

1. ascending(prenominal) (vs. descending), acclivitous, rising, uphill, ascendant, ascendent, ascensive, assurgent, assurgent, highflying(prenominal), up(prenominal), upward(prenominal), scandent, up

usage: moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"