descend

/dɪsˈɛnd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   “The temperature is going down”
2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
   “She was descended from an old Italian noble family”
3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4. come as if by falling
   “Night fell”

Synonyms for descend

• fall
• go down
• come down
• derive
• come
• condescend
• deign
• settle

Antonyms of descend

• ascend

Words that rhyme with descend

• end
• extend
• bend
• ascend
• pretend
• send
• defend
• blend
• contend
• suspend
• unbend
• attend
• commend
• friend
• trend
• condescend
• intend
• mend
• offend
• amend
• append
• apprehend
• comprehend
• distend
• dividend
• lend
• recommend
• spend
• tend
• depend