descending
How many syllables in descending?
There are 3 syllables in the word descending.How to pronounce descending:
Synonyms for descending:
bowed
bowing
dangling
declined
declining
declivitous
degressive
descendant
descendent
downhill
downward
downward-arching
downward-sloping
drizzling
drooping
dropping
earthward
falling
hanging
heading down
hung
inclining
nodding
raining
sagging
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Antonyms for descending:
acclivitous
acclivous
anabatic
antrorse
ascendant
ascending
ascensional
ascensive
assurgent
climbing
erect
escalating
full
heavenward
inflated
raised
rising
skyward
sloping upward
surging
toward summit
unbending
up
uphill
upright
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