Ascendent — synonyms, definition

1. ascendent (Adjective)

ascendant ascensive dominating

ascendent (Adjective) — Tending or directed upward. ex. "rooted and ascendent strength like that of foliage"

ascendent (Adjective) — Most powerful, important or influential. ex. "the economically ascendent class"

2. ascendent (Noun)

ancestor antecedent root

ascendent (Noun) — Position or state of being dominant or in control.

ascendent (Noun) — Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).

ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency control dominance flesh and blood relation relative ancestress father forbear forebear forefather foremother primogenitor progenitor sire