Antonym: ascent. Similar words: descend, condescend, condescension, senescent, quiescent, adolescent, phosphorescent, obsolescence. Meaning: [dɪ'sent] 
n. 1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry 3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction 4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors 5. a downward slope or bend 6. the descendants of one individual.
n. 1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry 3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction 4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors 5. a downward slope or bend 6. the descendants of one individual. 
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31 We began our slithery descent to the shore.
32 The descent of the footpath starts in easy fashion.
33 The descent of the mountain took two hours.
34 She is of mixed European and African descent.
35 Most European languages have a common descent.
36 Here there is a gradual descent to the sea.
37 He traces his descent from the Stuart kings.
38 She claims lineal descent from Henry VIII.
39 All the contributors were of African descent.
40 He traces his descent back to an old Norman family.
41 I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.
42 Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.
43 The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts.
44 They're Irish by descent.
45 He is a writer of Indian descent and draws upon diverse cultural influences.
46 They trace their line of descent back to a French duke.
47 She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
48 When entering a trail or starting a descent,(http://sentencedict.com/descent.html) yield to other skiers.
49 We're preparing for the yearly descent of thousands of visitors on the village for the pop festival.
50 He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.
51 They topped the rise and began a slow descent towards the town.
52 Instead, they have evolved through descent with modification.
53 So why the new descent into bloodshed?
54 The descent through the forest is best glossed over.
55 Many factors underpin Ireland's descent into the basement.
56 Louis paused in his descent to watch.
57 No minimum rate of descent planned.
58 But he had misjudged the speed of his descent.
59 Chris Bonington also broke ribs during the descent.
60 Inside, Sammler felt an immediate descent; his heart sinking.
More similar words: descend, condescend, condescension, senescent, quiescent, adolescent, phosphorescent, obsolescence, acquiescence, behind the scenes, scent, ascent, nascent, reminiscent, transcendent, scene, describe, acquiesce, ascend, descartes, convalesce, scenery, description, scenario, Cent., prescient, escarpment, centre, accent, per cent.