What does ascent mean?
Ascent means The act of ascending; a motion upwards..
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/əˈsɛnt/ · noun
The act of ascending; a motion upwards..
He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
Use ascent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ascent means The act of ascending; a motion upwards..
Common synonyms include rise, raise, upgrade, rising.
Possible antonyms include decline, fall, descent, downslope.
He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
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