adj

ascending

uh-SEHN-dihng

adj

Increasing step by step; rising in order from lowest to highest.

"The numbers are listed in ascending order."

"Prices are shown in ascending order on the results page."

Moving or sloping upward.

"The trail follows an ascending path along the ridge."

How to Use Ascending

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishGoing from smallest/lowest to biggest/highest, or physically sloping upward.

Easily confused with

descending →

Common pairings

ascending order sort in ascending order ascending scale

ascendings plural

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The -ing form of "ascend," from Latin ascendere, "to climb up."

descending

descending

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descending