Main entry: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise
Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise
Antonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
Definition: a downward slope or bend
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: rate higher; raise in value or esteem
Antonyms: downgrade
Definition: rate lower; lower in value or esteem
Main entry: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired; Women tend not to advance in the major law firms; I got promoted after many years of hard work
Antonyms: demote, kick downstairs, relegate, break, bump
Definition: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank