Ascending

/əˈsɛndɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters

Definition of Ascending

verb

To move upward, to fly, to soar.
"He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."
To slope in an upward direction.
To go up.
"You ascend the stairs and take a right."
To succeed.
"She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated."
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

noun

An ascent.
"continual ascendings and descendings"

adjective

(of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is greater than or equal to the previous element.
"Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order."
That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
"We used an ascending sort."

Anagrams of Ascending

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "ascending":

8-LETTER WORDS

encasing scending

7-LETTER WORDS

candies canines ceasing censing dancing deaning encinas endings incaged incages incased innages nancies sanding scanned+1 more

6-LETTER WORDS

ascend cadges canids canine caning canned cannie casein casing ceding cnidae dances deigns design dinges+17 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ascending" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

descenddescending

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

Related Words

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