Descended

/dɪˈsɛndɪd/

Synonyms for "descended" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Verb(2 words)

derive derived

Strong matches (3)

Verb(3 words)

descend drop dropped

Related words (5)

Verb(5 words)

fall lower originate rooted stemming

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

movement origin

More specific

10 entries

ancestry dip drop fall heir issue lineage offspring plunge progeny

Collocations

12 entries

ancestral lineageancestral originancestrycommon ancestordescended fromdescentgenealogical descentgenetic descenthereditary descentline of descentlineagelineage status

Inflections

4 entries

descending descendsmore descendedmost descended

Derivations

4 entries

descend descendant descending descent

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The balloon descended gradually as the air came out.

Source: tatoeba (18250)

The balloon descended slowly.

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Most Americans are descended from immigrants.

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The land descended from father to son.

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