Definition of ascendant

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1	[ noun ] position or state of being dominant or in control Synonyms ascendent Examples : "that idea was in the ascendant" Related terms dominance
2	[ adjective ] most powerful or important or influential Synonyms dominating ascendent Examples "the economically ascendant class" "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Related terms dominant
3	[ adjective ] tending or directed upward Synonyms ascensive ascendent Examples "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin Related terms ascending
4	[ noun ] someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent) Synonyms ancestor antecedent root ascendent Related terms descendant relative forefather foremother progenitor forebear ancestress
*	Rhymes with descendent attendant descendant transcendent pendant independent dependent interdependent defendant resplendent superintendent amendment abundant unrepentant repentant tenant pennant unrepentant correspondent corespondent respondent despondent impediment resentment sediment lieutenant penchant redundant trenchant condiment reassessment assessment commandment impoundment indolent resentment presentment entrant contentment remnant expectant resident decadent president nonresident verdant apparent iridescent commencement transparent endowment obsolescent convalescent tenement luminescent sentiment segment incandescent suppressant adolescent evanescent propellant evident errant antioxidant accident self-confident confident oxidant overconfident student incessant assailant attainment aberrant pregnant discernment contestant inclement disinfectant decongestant quiescent concurrent fluorescent entrenchment retrenchment decedent antecedent discordant clement instant reassignment assignment antecedent precedent serpent adamant accountant parent peasant pheasant assistant protestant government self-government misgovernment adjournment coincident strident incident inadvertent wonderment estrangement fluorescent water-repellent abandonment indecent inherent invariant impairment disillusionment rearrangement reapportionment unpleasant arrangement prescient impressment investment apportionment effervescent adolescent imprisonment embarrassment repellent disinvestment incontinent pertinent sentiment abstinent continent impertinent servant crescent present opponent pleasant provident disappointment appointment consultant ointment ancient component aspirant omnipresent pungent proponent nascent malignant antidepressant depressant reminiscent innocent complainant reinstatement consonant disbursement containment amazement internment abatement tetravalent conversant escapement observant enslavement crosscurrent monovalent debasement omniscient variant misstatement restatement adjacent subservient rodent ardent disenchantment constant hesitant concomitant inadvertent enchantment grandparent environment immanent somnolent refreshment imminent aspirant Phonetic and Homophones AH0 S EH1 N D AH0 N T Similar Spelling ascent ascend ascendent ascendancy ascendance assent ascendable ascender askant asyndetic ascending Ashanti assenting ascendible ascendency ascendence asunder assentient To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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