ASCENDANT
Scrabble letter values: A1S1C3E1N1D2A1N1T1 = 12
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
- “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage- John Ruskin”
- “the economically ascendant class”
- “D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”