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"falls", "nosedives", "plunges" ] }, "an upward slope":{ "examples":[ "we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit" ], "synonyms":[ "acclivities", "hills", "rises", "upgrades", "uphills", "uprises" ], "near synonyms":[ "cants", "diagonals", "glacis", "grades", "gradients", "inclinations", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "tilts", "climbs", "humps", "mounds", "ridges", "swells" ], "near antonyms":[ "basins", "depressions", "hollows" ], "antonyms":[ "declensions", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "downhills", "drop-offs", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ] }, "a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{ "examples":[ "his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management" ], "synonyms":[ "advancements", "creations", "elevations", "preferences", "preferments", "promotions", "rises", "upgrades" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrandizements", "ennoblements", "exaltations", "glorifications", "magnifications" ], "near antonyms":[ "depositions", "dethronements", "discharges", "dismissals", "expulsions", "impeachments", "ousters", "overthrows", "removals", "suspensions", "downfalls", "falls" ], "antonyms":[ "abasements", "comedowns", "degradations", "demotions", "downgrades", "reductions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascertains":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home" ], "synonyms":[ "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "gets on (to)", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "sees", "wises (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hits (on or upon)", "tumbles (to)", "descries", "detects", "encounters", "espies", "spots", "calculates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds", "puzzles (out)", "discerns", "minds", "notes", "observes", "perceives", "divines" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "disregards", "ignores", "forgets", "unlearns", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "descries", "detects", "determines", "digs out", "digs up", "discovers", "dredges (up)", "ferrets (out)", "finds", "finds out", "gets", "hits (on or upon)", "hunts (down or up)", "learns", "locates", "noses out", "roots (out)", "routs (out)", "rummages", "runs down", "scares up", "scouts (up)", "tracks (down)", "turns up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espies", "sights", "spots", "looks for", "searches (for or out)", "seeks" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses", "mislays", "misplaces", "missets" ], "antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "passes over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asceticism":{ "as in devotion , morality":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "devotion", "morality", "prayerfulness", "religiousness", "spirituality", "blessedness", "devoutness", "godliness", "holiness", "piety", "piousness", "sainthood", "saintliness", "saintship", "sanctity", "priestliness", "goodness", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "consecration", "sacredness" ], "near antonyms":[ "godlessness", "impiety", "ungodliness", "unholiness", "blasphemousness", "irreverence", "sacrilegiousness", "depravedness", "depravity", "evilness", "heinousness", "monstrosity", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "hypocrisy", "sanctimoniousness", "sanctimony" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in austerity , monasticism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "austereness", "austerity", "monasticism", "dourness", "gruffness", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "implacability", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "pitilessness", "determination", "firmness", "resolve", "steadfastness", "obstinacy", "stubbornness", "exactingness", "hardness", "harshness", "inflexibility", "rigidity", "rigidness", "rigor", "rigorousness", "severity", "sternness", "strictness", "stringency" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "indulgence", "kindness", "lenience", "patience", "softness", "tenderness", "tolerance", "flexibility", "gentleness", "laxness", "mildness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascends":{ "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees" ], "synonyms":[ "arises", "aspires", "climbs", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "thrusts", "uprears", "uprises", "ups", "upthrusts", "upturns" ], "near synonyms":[ "surges", "towers", "boosts", "elevates", "raises", "upheaves", "uplifts", "upraises", "balloons", "blasts off", "takes off", "zooms", "crests", "scales", "surmounts", "tops", "cants", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "reclines", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ], "near antonyms":[ "dives", "nose-dives", "plummets", "sinks", "slides" ], "antonyms":[ "declines", "descends", "dips", "drops", "falls (off)", "plunges" ] }, "type":[ "verb" 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"masteries", "sways", "takeovers", "directions", "jurisdictions", "managements", "clouts", "mights", "pulls", "weights", "eminences", "importances", "moments", "prerogatives", "privileges", "rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "weaknesses", "impotences", "impotencies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }