descend
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Sense: To move lower
Synonyms:
come down, go down, slide Collocations, settle Collocations, drop Collocations, stoop Collocations, gravitate, slip Collocations, dismount, fall Collocations, topple, plunge Collocations, dive Collocations, plummet Collocations, sink Collocations, dip Collocations, pass downward, pitch Collocations, slope Collocations, decline Collocations, alight, light Collocations, disembark, detrain, deplane, tumble Collocations, move downward, come down on, slump Collocations, trip Collocations, stumble Collocations, flutter down, submerge, penetrate, step down, climb down, get down, swoop down, step off, climb off, get off, swoop Collocations, precipitate, plump Collocations, nosedive, fall down, plop down , get out, go downhill
Antonyms:
ascend, climb Collocations, go up, climb up, hike up, rise Collocations, even out, even Collocations, flatten Collocations, level out
Sense: To descend figuratively
Synonyms:
decline Collocations, deteriorate, degenerate, decrease Collocations, go downhill , get worse, worsen Collocations, go to hell , go to the dogs , go into a slump, downturn Collocations, sink Collocations, fall Collocations, fall from grace, slump Collocations
Antonyms:
ascend, rise Collocations, improve Collocations, become better, develop Collocations, advance Collocations
Sense: To lower oneself
Synonyms:
stoop Collocations, sink Collocations, humble oneself, condescend, deign, abase oneself, lower oneself, humiliate oneself