adj

descending

dih-SEHN-dihng

adj

Moving or leading downward.

"They followed the descending path back to the village."

Arranged from highest to lowest.

"The results are listed in descending order of score."

How to Use Descending

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishGoing downward, or ordered from biggest/highest to smallest/lowest.

Easily confused with

ascending →

Common pairings

descending order descending scale

descendings plural

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They followed the _____ path back to the village.

ascending

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