Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "descending" can be used as adjective, verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ascending

Derived Terms

descending chain condition descending colon descending node descending palatine artery descending perineum syndrome descending s descendingly descendostomy

Inflected/Variant Forms

descend

Context

computing

Related Terms

descend descent down

Similar Terms

declivitous degressive degressive descendant descendant descendent down downhill downward downward downward arching downward sloping downward-arching downward-sloping drizzling drizzling dropping dropping falling raining raining

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