Thesaurus
descend
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DESCEND
1
to lead or extend downward <the pathway descends to the river bank>
2
to become worse or of less value <the family's economic fortunes descended to the point where they were finally homeless>
Synonyms atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, devolve, ebb, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen
Related Words abate, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, recede, wane; break down, corrupt, decompose, degrade, dilapidate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy; sour, spoil; lessen, lower, reduce; debilitate, undermine; droop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt
3
to go to a lower level especially abruptly <leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind>
Synonyms crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble
Related Words abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane; recede, retreat
4
to come down from something (as a vehicle) <the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit>
Antonyms embark
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