ASCENDANT
/əˈsɛndənt/ Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15
Definition
- adjective tending or directed upward.
— synonyms: ascendent, ascensive
- adjective most powerful or important or influential.
— synonyms: ascendent, dominating
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control.
— synonyms: ascendent
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
— synonyms: ancestor, ascendent, antecedent, root
Examples
- “One man has the ascendant over another.”
- “Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.”
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