Descendant and Downward

Descendant

Descendant adjective - Bending downward or forward.

Downward and descendant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Downward" instead an adjective "Descendant".

Nearby Words: descend, descent, descending, descender, descendance

Downward

Downward adjective - Directed down.

Descendant and downward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descendant" instead an adjective "Downward".

Nearby Words: downside, downwards, downwardly
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