How many syllables in ascending?

There are 3 syllables in the word ascending.

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Divide ascending into syllables:

as · cend · ing

How to pronounce ascending:

Definition of ascending:

ascending (adjective):: moving or going or growing upward.; in a position or situation where success looks certain; rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees

Synonyms for ascending:

acclivitous

airy

ascendant

ascendent

ascensive

climbing

commanding

dominant

dominating

elevated

flourishing

growing

high

highflying

in the ascendant

increasing

influential

mounting

nosebleed

on the rise

on the way up

overhead

powerful

prevailing

raised

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Antonyms for ascending:

descending

downhill

lowering

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