Select the antonym of the word Ascend.

The correct answer is Option (3) → Descend

Ascend means to go up or rise. Its antonym is descend. Example: The lift ascended slowly to the tenth floor.

Word	Meaning	Example
(1) Climb	to go up something, often with effort (a synonym of ascend)	Monkeys climb the mango tree in our school every afternoon.
(2) Gather	to come together, or bring things together in one place	The villagers gather under the banyan tree in the evening.
(3) Descend (answer)	to go down or come down (opposite of ascend)	We descended the temple steps carefully in the rain.
(4) Wander	to walk about slowly with no fixed aim	Cows wander freely through the market lanes.

 

Synonyms of ascend: climb, rise, mount, go up Antonyms of ascend: descend, go down, drop