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ascendant

/@/'s/E/nd/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. position or state of being dominant or in control

    noun.state

    Examples
    That idea was in the ascendant.
    Synonyms ascendent

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.person

    Synonyms ancestor antecedent ascendent root
    Antonyms descendant descendent

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Ascent; height; elevation.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. tending or directed upward

    adj.all

    Examples
    Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.
    Synonyms ascendent ascensive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. most powerful or important or influential

    adj.all

    Examples
    The economically ascendant class.
    Synonyms ascendent dominating

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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