descending

Meanings

Verb

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
• come as if by falling

Adjective

• coming down or downward

Synonyms

come, come down, condescend, deign, derive, descend, fall, go down, settle

Antonyms

ascend, ascending, rise