English dictionary
ascendant
/@/'s/E/nd/@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
Source: webster1913
noun
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position or state of being dominant or in control
ExamplesThat idea was in the ascendant.
Synonyms ascendentSource: WordNet 3.0
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Ascent; height; elevation.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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tending or directed upward
ExamplesRooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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most powerful or important or influential
ExamplesThe economically ascendant class.
Source: WordNet 3.0