1
[ noun ] position or state of being dominant or in control

Synonyms

ascendant

Examples

: "that idea was in the ascendant"

Related terms

dominance

2
[ adjective ] most powerful or important or influential

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 ascendant

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)
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