Ascent and Reduction

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Ascent noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.

Usage example: his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management

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Reduction is an antonym for ascent.

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Ascent is an antonym for reduction.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

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Reduction and Ascent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/reduction

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