Synonyms for ascendent
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1. ascendentnoun

   Synonyms:
   ancestor

2. ascendentnoun

   Upward in direction or proclivity.

   Synonyms:
   ancestor

3. ascendentnoun

   A position of power or control.

   Synonyms:
   ancestor

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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, ascendant, ancestor

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

2. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, 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:
   ascendant, dominating, ascensive

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

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, ascendant, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascensive, overlooking, bossy

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

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1. Nancy Pelosi:

   It's ascendent in that district perhaps, but I don't accept any characterization of our party presented by the Republicans. So let me reject that right now. ... Our party is a big tent. Our districts are very different, one from the other.