Synonyms for ascendant
əˈsɛn dəntas·cen·dant

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1. ascendant, ascendentnoun

   position or state of being dominant or in control

   "that idea was in the ascendant"

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, root, ascendent, ancestor

   Antonyms:
   low-level, descending(a), subordinate

2. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootadjective

   someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

   Synonyms:
   theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root word

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low-level, descending(a)

3. ascendant, ascendent, ascensiveadjective

   tending or directed upward

   "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

   Synonyms:
   ascendent, dominating, ascensive

   Antonyms:
   descending(a), subordinate, low-level

4. ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective

   most powerful or important or influential

   "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

   Synonyms:
   dominating, magisterial, high-and-mighty, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, ascensive, overlooking, bossy

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low-level, descending(a)

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1. ascendantnoun

   Synonyms:
   horoscope

2. ascendantnoun

   Synonyms:
   superiority, predominance, ascendency, superior influence, controlling influence

3. ascendantadjective

   Synonyms:
   rising, above the horizon

4. ascendantadjective

   Synonyms:
   superior, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, surpassing

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1. List of paraphrases for "ascendant":

   ancestor, ascendancy, bottom-up, upward

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How to use ascendant in a sentence?

1. Dorothea Brande:

   The most enviable writers are those who, quite often unanalytically and unconsciously, have realized that there are different facets to their nature and are able to live and work with now one, now another, in the ascendant.

2. Ken Spain:

   We’re in the midst of an evolution within the Republican Party and the ascendant wing of the party is demanding a greater say in the way the House majority will govern.

3. Joshua Henne:

   This is yet another canary in the coal mine for both November and the years ahead, you can look back four years to around now when Eric Cantor was knocked off and what that meant for an ascendant wing on the right. This is a big deal.

4. John Browning:

   Both numbers point to expansion and are significantly higher than expectations. For the moment the China recovery story is in the ascendant.