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(As-cen-sion) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. the act of rising or going up.

Example Sentence

Everyone watched as the balloons made their ascension into the sky.

More Example Sentences

They watched the ascension of the kite.

Synonyms

rise; climbing; elevation

Antonyms

descent; fall; drop

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Rhymes

  • gentian
  • henschen
  • mention
  • pension
  • tension

  • ascension
  • attention
  • contention
  • convention
  • detention
  • dimension
  • dissension
  • extension
  • invention
  • laurentian
  • pretension
  • prevention
  • retention
  • suspension

  • apprehension
  • comprehension
  • condescension
  • hypertension
  • hypotension
  • reinvention

  • misapprehension
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