Let's descend the slope.
Source: tatoeba (47796)
Descend
/dɪˈsɛnd/
Synonyms for "descend" (221 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
derogatedescend ondeterioratedevolvedipdip downdisimprovedisintegrateditchdivedowndownwinddropdrop downdrop offebbfallfall awayfall downfall into disrepute
Verb(5 words)
Related words (110)
Noun(19 words)
leadleanlevel offlightlistlose altitudelose castelose countenancelose creditlose facelowerlower oneselfmountmovemove overovershootpancakeparachutepass onpitch
Show 59 more words
plummetplungepointpouncepounce onpounce uponpour downprecipitateprogressrainrakeregressretreatretrograderetrogressriserotrotaterunsetsettlesettle downshelveshiftshowersidlesinkslantslopeslumpsoarspinstemstirstoopstreamsubmergesubsidesucceedswagswayswoopswoop down onswoop down upontalk downtendtend to gotilttiptouch downtraveltrend downwardtumbleupriseupwindvouchsafewanewhirlworsen
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: derive, fall, go down, advance, alight.
- Sentence evidence is available for descend, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "descend".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "descend"
Keep "descend" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "descend" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "descend", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "descend" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
9 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdescend a slopedescend fromdescend intodescend rapidlydescend slowlydescend stairs
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
131 translations across 74 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- afgaan verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Albanian
3 entries- bie verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- bie verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- ulem verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
Ancient Greek
1 entries- καταβαίνω verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Arabic
4 entries- نزل verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- نزل verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- نَزَلَ verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- هبط verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Armenian
1 entries- իջնել verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Aromanian
2 entries- dipun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- versu verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- enmək verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- çökmək verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Balinese
1 entries- tuun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Bangi
1 entries- sunda verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
Bashkir
1 entries- төшөү verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Belarusian
2 entries- спуска́цца verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- спусці́цца verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Bulgarian
2 entries- слизам verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- спускам се verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆင်း verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Catalan
1 entries- descendir verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Chickasaw
1 entries- akkowa verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 下 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- 下降 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- 降 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Czech
1 entries- sestoupit verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Dutch
2 entries- afdalen verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- neerdalen verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Egyptian
1 entries- h-A-D54 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Esperanto
1 entries- profundiĝi verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Estonian
4 entries- alanduma verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- langema verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- laskuma verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- madalduma verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Finnish
3 entries- laskea verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- laskeutua verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- laskeutua verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
French
2 entries- descendre verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- descendre verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Friulian
1 entries- dismontâ verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
German
4 entries- absteigen verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- herabsteigen verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- herunterkommen verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- hinuntergehen verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
Greek
1 entries- κατεβαίνω verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Hebrew
1 entries- יָרַד verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Hindi
1 entries- उतरना verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Hungarian
2 entries- lemegy verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- lemegy verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Ido
1 entries- decensar verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Indonesian
1 entries- turun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Irish
1 entries- ísligh verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Italian
2 entries- discendere verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- scendere verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Japanese
2 entries- 降りる verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- 降下する verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Javanese
1 entries- mudhun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Khmer
1 entries- ចុះ verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Kituba
2 entries- kita verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- kukita verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Korean
3 entries- 내려가다 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- 내려오다 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- 내리다 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Lao
1 entries- ລົງ verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Latin
1 entries- descendō verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Lingala
3 entries- kita verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- kita verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- sunda verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
Lombard
1 entries- andà giò verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Malay
1 entries- turun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Maltese
1 entries- niżel verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- ushuka verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Māori
2 entries- makere verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- marere verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Norman
1 entries- d'scendre verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Occitan
3 entries- davalar verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- descendre verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- descénder verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Oromo
1 entries- bu'uu verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آشاغیلامق verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Polish
4 entries- schodzić verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- zejść verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- zniżać się verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- zniżyć się verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Portuguese
4 entries- baixar verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- descender verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- descer verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- descer verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Quechua
2 entries- bahay verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- uray verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Romanian
1 entries- coborî verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Russian
4 entries- сойти́ verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- спуска́ться verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- спусти́ться verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- сходи́ть verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- spùstiti se verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- spúštati se verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- sìlaziti verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- sȋći verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Sidamo
1 entries- dirra verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Southern Altai
1 entries- тӱжер verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Spanish
3 entries- bajar verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- descender verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- descender verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Swahili
1 entries- kushuka verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Tagalog
1 entries- bumaba verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Tamil
1 entries- இறங்கு verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Tetum
1 entries- tun verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Thai
1 entries- ลง verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Tocharian B
1 entries- kārp- verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Turkish
3 entries- alçalmak verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- inmek verb (to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))
- inmek verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎊𐎗𐎄 verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Ukrainian
2 entries- спуска́тися verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- спусти́тися verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Vietnamese
1 entries- xuống verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Walloon
2 entries- adschinde verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- dischinde verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Welsh
1 entries- disgyn verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
West-Frisian
2 entries- dale verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
- ôfdale verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Yaghnobi
1 entries- ԝесак verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַראָפּגיין verb (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
Sample sentences
81 total sentences available.
I didn't expect his behavior to descend to such a disagreeable level.
Source: tatoeba (260684)
Humans descend from apes.
Source: tatoeba (2890531)
Tom started to descend the stairs.
Source: tatoeba (2958233)
Showing 4 of 81 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "descend"?
Closest matches include derive, fall, go down, advance, alight.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "descend"?
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