ascendent meaning

UK US /əˈsɛndənt/ 3 syllables

ascendent (adjective): tending or directed upward.

ascendent has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

ascendent as an adjective

  1. tending or directed upward
    • rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage

    Synonyms: ascendant, ascensive

    Similar: ascending

    Related forms: ascend

  2. most powerful or important or influential
    • the economically ascendant class
    • D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe

    Synonyms: ascendant, dominating

    Similar: dominant

    Related forms: ascendency, ascendence

ascendent as a noun

  1. position or state of being dominant or in control
    • that idea was in the ascendant

    Synonyms: ascendant

    Type of: dominance

  2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    Synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent, root

    Type of: relative

    Kinds: ancestress, forebear, forefather, foremother, progenitor

How to pronounce ascendent

ascendent is pronounced /əˈsɛndənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in NT · 9-letter words

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