Ascendent has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
2
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
3
A person from whom one is descended.
Adjective
1
tending or directed upward
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"
2
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
3
Upward in direction or proclivity.
Example Sentences
"that idea was in the ascendant"
noun
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"
adjective
"the economically ascendant class"
adjective
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)