descending order

Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words

Arranged in a sequence from the highest value to the lowest value.

descendingADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

order

Examples (10)

  • Please list the numbers in descending order.
  • The files are sorted in descending order of size, from largest to smallest.
  • Could you arrange these items in descending order of price?
  • By default, the software displays the results in descending order of relevance.
  • The final rankings were published in descending order, starting with the champion.
  • We analyzed the sales data in descending order to identify our top-performing products.
  • He made a mistake and listed the dates in ascending order, not descending order.
  • The committee members were seated in descending order of seniority.
  • She organized the bibliography in descending order of publication year.
  • For the next report, we will present the key metrics in descending order of importance.