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descent
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Sense: A downward incline

Synonyms:

declivity, slope , drop , grade , inclination, fall , slide , plunge , downward slope, slip

Antonyms:

ascent, rise , upward incline, uphill, hill , climb

Sense: The act of descending

Synonyms:

drop , fall , falling, coming down, sinking , degradation, abasement, droop, cadence, debasement, slump , downfall , lapse , slide , subsiding, declination, swoop , plunge , dip , reduction , precipitation, landslide , tumble , decline , comedown, slipping, slip

Antonyms:

ascent, climb , rise , upswing, upturn, growth , recovery , rally , comeback

Sense: Lineal relationship

Synonyms:

extraction, origin , lineage, family , relationship , ancestry, genealogy, blood , bloodline, kin , parentage, breeding , heritage , race , stock , pedigree, line

Antonyms:

offspring , progeny, posterity, descendants, future generations

Sense: An invasion

Synonyms:

advance , incursion, assault , attack , invasion, ambush , raid

Antonyms:

defense , defensive, opposition, resistance

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