ASCENDED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

ascended

verb

past tense of ascend

as in climbed

to move or extend upward the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees

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Recent Examples of ascended In 2002, a snowboarder named Marco Siffredi, who had ascended via another route, tried to descend the Hornbein. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 When Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, McCartney was just 10 years old. — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Each ascended to become East’s head football coach, and spent entire careers as teachers there. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Thousands of people have ascended the mountain from the southeast ridge in Nepal, but only five had ever reached its summit from the North Face. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Tight end Dalton Kincaid, edge Greg Rousseau, and second-year defensive tackle Deon Wallers have each ascended to status among the best at their positions. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 In 2019, Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony at Tokyo's Imperial Palace in the presence of foreign dignitaries. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 And yet, three games into the 2026 season, Smith-Njigba has ascended to another level. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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The outbreak remains concentrated in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, where cases have climbed from 177 to 352.

— Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of climbed

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During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Was the last petal from the enchanted rose about to fall, this beauty of a season due to turn ugly?

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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During his third term, Brazil’s budget deficit expanded to more than 8% of GDP as government spending soared and overall growth cooled, driving surging debt levels.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Since October 7th, antisemitic acts have soared, from fewer than five hundred incidents in 2022 to more than fifteen hundred in 2023 and again in 2024, with thirteen hundred and twenty acts reported last year.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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