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1. ascendant

noun. ['əˈsɛndənt'] position or state of being dominant or in control.

Etymology

  • ascendant (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • ascendens (Latin)

Rhymes with Ascendant

  • superintendent
  • superintendant
  • interdependent
  • transcendent
  • resplendent
  • independent
  • descendent
  • descendant
  • dependent
  • defendant
  • attendant
  • pendant

Sentences with ascendant


1. Adjective
In the late summer of 1777, the British army was ascendant.

3. ascendant

adjective. ['əˈsɛndənt'] most powerful or important or influential.

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Etymology

  • ascendant (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • ascendens (Latin)

4. ascendant

adjective. ['əˈsɛndənt'] tending or directed upward.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • ascendant (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • ascendens (Latin)