Thesaurus: ascendent

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1. a. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
2. a. Rising; ascending.
3. a. Superior; surpassing; ruling.
4. adj. tending or directed upward
5. adj. most powerful or important or influential
6. n. position or state of being dominant or in control
7. n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
8. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne. 2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin. 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.
9. n position or state of being dominant or in control n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) s tending or directed upward s most powerful or important or influential