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ascendent

/ ascendent /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
Type of:
dominance ascendance ascendence
adjective satellite Sense 2
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Similar:
dominant
adjective satellite Sense 3
tending or directed upward
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin"
Similar:
ascending(a)
noun Sense 4
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Opposites:
descendant descendent
Type of:
relative relation
Kinds of:
ancestress forebear forbear forefather father
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
1
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dominance ascendance ascendence dominant ascending(a) relative relation ancestress forebear forbear forefather father