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ascendent

adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, ascendent means upward in direction or proclivity. As a noun, it means a person from whom one is descended.

Meanings of ascendent

8 meanings

adjective

  1. Upward in direction or proclivity.

  2. In power; controlling.

  3. Tending or directed upward

    “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”

    Similar: ascendant, ascensive

  4. Most powerful or important or influential

    “the economically ascendant class”

    “D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”

    Similar: ascendant, dominating

noun

  1. A person from whom one is descended.

  2. A position of power or control.

  3. Position or state of being dominant or in control

    “that idea was in the ascendant”

    Similar: ascendant

  4. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)person

    Similar: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent, root

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for ascendent →
adjective: tending or directed upward
ascendantascensive
adjective: most powerful or important or influential
ascendantdominating
noun: position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendant
noun: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more rem…
ancestorascendantantecedentroot

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