| NOUN | object | ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
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| event | ascent, rise, rising, ascension | a movement upward | |
| act | ascent, rise, ascension, ascending | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| Sounds | ahseh'nt | |
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| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | An upward slope or grade (as in a road). | |
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| Synonyms | acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade | |
| Narrower | uphill | The upward slope of a hill |
| Broader | slope, incline, side | An elevated geological formation |
| Opposite | descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope | A downward slope or bend |
| Spanish | ascenso, cuesta, subida | |
| Catalan | ascensió, costa, pujada | |
| Verbs | ascend | slope upwards |
| Meaning | A movement upward. | |
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| Synonyms | rise, rising, ascension | |
| Narrower | climb, climbing, mounting | An event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
| elevation, lift, raising | The event of something being raised upward | |
| heave, heaving | An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) | |
| liftoff | The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | |
| rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom | A rapid rise | |
| takeoff | The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne | |
| upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | |
| uplifting | The rise of something | |
| Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
| Opposite | fall | A movement downward |
| Spanish | ascensión, ascenso, subida | |
| Catalan | ascens, pujada | |
| Verbs | ascend | travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
| Meaning | The act of changing location in an upward direction. | |
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| Synonyms | rise, ascension, ascending | |
| Narrower | climb, mount | The act of climbing something |
| heave, heaving | The act of lifting something with great effort | |
| levitation | The act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means | |
| soar, zoom | The act of rising upward into the air | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
| Spanish | alza, ascensión, ascenso, subida | |
| Catalan | ascensió, ascens, pujada | |
| Verbs | ascend | travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
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