All descend synonyms
deΒ·scend
D d verb descend
- condescend β If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- dive β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- cascade β If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- plummet β Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- swoop β to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- penetrate β to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- disembark β to go ashore from a ship.
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- proceed β to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- slope β to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- crouch β If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- ground β the act of grinding.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- plop β to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: A frog plopped into the pond.
- stoop β to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
- topple β to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
- gravitate β to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- coast β The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
- dismount β to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- toboggan β a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of a thin board curved upward and backward at the front, often with low handrails on the sides, used especially in the sport of coasting over snow or ice.
- submerge β to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- dribble β to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
- incline β to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- prolapse β Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- detrain β to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.