Meaning & use
ascending
Rising or moving upward, or arranged in order from lowest to highest.
See it in a sentence
The hikers followed an ascending trail that wound steadily up the mountainside.
Please list the test scores in ascending order, from lowest to highest.
A note on using this word
Ascending order is a common phrase in math and data sorting, meaning values increase from first to last.
Words with a similar meaning
risingclimbing
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Words with an opposite meaning
descending
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