descension
Act of lowering
Descension is the act or process of descending—moving downward or declining.
The word is rare, with descent and descending covering nearly all contexts where descension might appear.
When used, it often carries a formal or literary tone: the slow descension into madness, the descension of the sun below the horizon.
Fall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- plungeSudden steep descent
- plummetRapid downward descent
- loweringMoving something downward
sinking · downward · freefall · glide · abseil · rappel · parachute · skydive
Gradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- erosionGradual wearing away
atrophy · deterioration · disintegration · spoilage · corruption · blight · impairment · ruination
drop
Fall or release
lowering · sinking · downward · freefall · glide · abseil · rappel · parachute · skydive · gravity
decrease
Become or make smaller
recede · subside · dwindle · lessen · abate · taper · fade · shrink · reduction · diminution
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- rotOrganic breakdown process
erosion · atrophy · deterioration · disintegration · spoilage · corruption · blight · impairment · ruination · decline
demotion
Reduction in status
- relegationAssignment to lower status
- downgradeReduce in status
- derankingLowering in hierarchy
abasement · debasement · downshift · ladder · ranking · tier · status · position · standing · pecking order
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Movement to higher position
rise · elevation · promotion · advancement · exaltation
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Movement to higher position
assumption · rapture · apotheosis · transcendence · glorification