Ascensive and Descending

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Ascensive adjective - Tending or directed upward.

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Descending is an antonym for ascensive.

Descending adjective - Coming down or downward.

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Ascensive is an antonym for descending.

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Descending and Ascensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascensive/descending

Ascensive & Descending. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascensive/descending>.

Descending or Ascensive. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascensive/descending.

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