Ascent and Lapse

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Ascent noun - The act or an instance of rising or climbing up.

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Lapse is an antonym for ascent.

Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Ascent is an antonym for lapse in backsliding topic.

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

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Lapse and Ascent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/lapse

Ascent & Lapse. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/lapse>.

Lapse or Ascent. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/lapse.

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