in descending order

in descending order
in descending order phrase
arranged or listed so that each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it
Thesaurus: less important than similar thingssynonym
Main entry: descending

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in descending order
◇ If people or things are in descending order, they are are arranged in a series that begins with the greatest or largest and ends with the least or smallest.

The states are listed in descending order of population size.

The sale items are arranged in descending order according to price.

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