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ascendancy
as·cen·dan·cy also as·cen·den·cy A0452600 (ə-sĕn′dən-sē)n. Superiority or decisive advantage; domination: "Germany only awaits trade revival to gain an immense mercantile ascendancy" (Winston S. Churchill).ascendancy (əˈsɛndənsɪ) or ascendency; ascendance (əˈsɛndəns) or ascendencenthe condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political poweras•cend•an•cy or as•cend•en•cy (əˈsɛn dən si) also as•cend′ance, as•cend′ence, n. the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination. [1705–15] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ascendancy - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, controlcondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"ascendant, ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"supremacy, domination, mastery - power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"predominance, predomination, prepotency - the state of being predominant over othersdominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"regulation - the state of being controlled or governedabsolutism, despotism, tyranny - dominance through threat of punishment and violencemonopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" |
ascendancy ascendencenoun influence, power, control, rule, authority, command, reign, sovereignty, sway, dominance, domination, superiority, supremacy, mastery, dominion, upper hand, hegemony, prevalence, pre-eminence, predominance The extremists are gaining ascendancy. weakness, inferiority, subordination, subjection, servilityascendancynounThe condition or fact of being dominant:ascendance, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy.TranslationsMedicalSeeascendascendancy
Synonyms for ascendancynoun influenceSynonyms- influence
- power
- control
- rule
- authority
- command
- reign
- sovereignty
- sway
- dominance
- domination
- superiority
- supremacy
- mastery
- dominion
- upper hand
- hegemony
- prevalence
- pre-eminence
- predominance
Antonyms- weakness
- inferiority
- subordination
- subjection
- servility
Synonyms for ascendancynoun the condition or fact of being dominantSynonyms- ascendance
- dominance
- domination
- paramountcy
- predominance
- preeminence
- preponderance
- preponderancy
- prepotency
- supremacy
Synonyms for ascendancynoun the state that exists when one person or group has power over anotherSynonyms- ascendance
- ascendence
- ascendency
- dominance
- control
Related Words- condition
- status
- ascendant
- ascendent
- supremacy
- domination
- mastery
- predominance
- predomination
- prepotency
- dominion
- rule
- regulation
- absolutism
- despotism
- tyranny
- monopoly
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