descending

Plural: descendings

Verb

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
• come as if by falling
• present participle and gerund of descend

Adjective

• coming down or downward

Adj

• Moving or sloping downwards.
• Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
• Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
• Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
• Becoming lower in pitch.

Noun

• A descent.

Examples

• continual ascendings and descendings
• Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.
• We used a descending sort.

Synonyms

come, come down, condescend, deign, derive, descend, fall, go down, settle

Antonyms

ascend, ascending, rise

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