ascendant

Letters that make ascendant

s, a, d, e, n, c, t are letters that make 'ascendant'

Words within ascendant

AN, NT, SC, DA, Sc, en, scend, ant, ascend, CE, as, end, AS, ND, As, Ce, Nd are words within 'ascendant'


4 possible definitions for 'ascendant'

Ascendant as "someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)"

Under this definition, ascendant is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ancestor, ascendent, root, antecedent have the same meaning as 'ascendant'

Antonyms

descendant, descendent have the opposite meaning of 'ascendant'

ascendant as a type

'ascendant' can be a type of relation, relative.

Types of ascendant

ancestress, forebear, forbear, forefather, foremother, progenitor, primogenitor, sire, father are types of 'ascendant'.

Derivatives of ascendant

transmissible, ancestral, antecedent, hereditary, patrimonial are derivatives of 'ascendant'.


Ascendant as "position or state of being dominant or in control"

Under this definition, ascendant is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ascendent has the same meaning as ascendant

ascendant as a type

'ascendant' can be a type of dominance, control, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency.

Derivatives of ascendant

ascendant, ascendent, dominating are derivatives of 'ascendant'.

Example of ascendant used within this context

"that idea was in the ascendant"


Ascendant as "most powerful or important or influential"

Under this definition, ascendant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ascendent, dominating have the same meaning as 'ascendant'

Derivatives of ascendant

ascendant, dominance, control, ascendent, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency are derivatives of 'ascendant'.

Similar to ascendant

dominant is similar to ascendant.

Example of ascendant used within this context

"the economically ascendant class", "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"


Ascendant as "tending or directed upward"

Under this definition, ascendant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ascendent, ascensive have the same meaning as 'ascendant'

Derivatives of ascendant

uprise, go up, come up, rise, ascend are derivatives of 'ascendant'.

Similar to ascendant

ascending(a) is similar to ascendant.

Example of ascendant used within this context

"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin



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