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English adjective: ascendant | |||
| 1. | ascendant tending or directed upward | ||
| Samples | Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage. | ||
| Synonyms | ascendent, ascensive | ||
| Similar | ascending | ||
| Antonyms | descending | ||
| 2. | ascendant most powerful or important or influential | ||
| Samples | The economically ascendant class. D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe. | ||
| Synonyms | ascendent, dominating | ||
| Similar | dominant | ||
| Antonyms | subordinate, low-level | ||
English noun: ascendant | |||
| 1. | ascendant (state) position or state of being dominant or in control | ||
| Samples | That idea was in the ascendant. | ||
| Synonyms | ascendent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
| 2. | ascendant (person) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||
| Synonyms | ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | relation, relative | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ancestress, father, forbear, forebear, forefather, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor, sire | ||
| Antonyms | descendant, descendent | ||
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