Synonyms for ascent

Noun

1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, slope, incline, side

usage: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2. rise, rising, ascent, ascension, change of location, travel

usage: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

3. rise, ascent, ascension, ascending, motion, movement, move

usage: the act of changing location in an upward direction