ascending
Climbing ever higher
Ascending means going upward or increasing.
Stairs ascend, numbers appear in ascending order from smallest to largest, and a melody may feature an ascending scale.
The trail follows an ascending path to the summit.
In astrology, the ascending sign is the zodiac constellation rising on the eastern horizon at one's birth.
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- elevationHeight above reference point
climb · career · status · seniority · progression · fast-track · meritocracy · succession
Indoor flight of steps
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- inclineAngled rising surface
slope · ramp · gradient · rise · uphill · upward · steps · lift
Ascend to heights
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- airborneTraveling through air
- skywardToward the firmament
- thermalsWarm air columns
altitude · lift · updraft · trajectory · liftoff · takeoff · bank · aviator
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- mountaineerProfessional summit climber
- alpinismHigh-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
belay · rappel · crampons · ice-axe · carabiner · quickdraw · top-rope · free-solo
Unit of increase
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- gradientRate of change across space
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- progressionSequential forward movement
order · ranking · sorted · increasing · escalating · stepwise · consecutive · serial
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- elevationHeight above reference point
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
heaven · nirvana · moksha · rapture · sublimation · divine · celestial · ethereal
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flourishingProspering vigorously
blossoming · germination · sprouting · cultivation · proliferation · advancement · enrichment · boom
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- ladderPortable climbing frame
elevation · climb · career · status · seniority · progression · fast-track · meritocracy · succession · ambitious
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- ladderPortable climbing frame
incline · slope · ramp · gradient · rise · uphill · upward · steps · lift · funicular
soar
Ascend to heights
thermals · altitude · lift · updraft · trajectory · liftoff · takeoff · bank · aviator · wingspan
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- mountaineerProfessional summit climber
- alpinismHigh-altitude peak climbing
expedition · belay · rappel · crampons · ice-axe · carabiner · quickdraw · top-rope · free-solo · ledge
increment
Unit of increase
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- gradientRate of change across space
- scaleMeasure of relative size
progression · order · ranking · sorted · increasing · escalating · stepwise · consecutive · serial · index
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- elevationHeight above reference point
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
glorification · heaven · nirvana · moksha · rapture · sublimation · divine · celestial · ethereal · consciousness
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- progressionSequential forward movement
flourishing · blossoming · germination · sprouting · cultivation · proliferation · advancement · enrichment · boom · prosperity
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
ascendingdescending
Moving downward
falling · dropping · downward · going down · sinking
ascendingdescending
Moving downward
descending order · decreasing · reverse · reverse order · backward
ascendingdescending
Moving downward
declining · falling · waning · ebbing · diminishing
- ascending orderSorted from least upward
- ascending colonBowel segment rising rightward