Ascent and Pratfall

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

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Pratfall is an antonym for ascent.

Pratfall noun - A fall onto your buttocks.

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Ascent is an antonym for pratfall in topics: descent, fall, lessening, letdown.

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