descent

/dɪsˈɛnt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a movement downward
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
   “he comes from good origins”
3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
5. a downward slope or bend
6. the descendants of one individual
   “his entire lineage has been warriors”

Synonyms for descent

• origin
• extraction
• line of descent
• lineage
• filiation
• declivity
• fall
• decline
• declination
• declension
• downslope
• line
• bloodline
• blood line
• blood
• pedigree
• ancestry
• parentage
• stemma
• stock

Antonyms of descent

• ascent

Words that rhyme with descent

• represent
• torment
• cement
• rent
• accent
• bent
• ferment
• indent
• orient
• vent
• dissent
• president
• scent
• lament
• dent
• event
• advent
• ascent
• circumvent
• discontent
• gent
• intent
• tent
• assent
• augment
• cent
• congruent
• consent
• extent
• invent