ascendant (Meaning)
ascendant (n)
position or state of being dominant or in control
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant (s)
tending or directed upward
most powerful or important or influential
ascendant (n.)
Ascent; height; elevation.
The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
ascendant (a.)
Alt. of Ascendent
Synonyms & Antonyms of ascendant
FAQs About the word ascendant
position or state of being dominant or in control, someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent), tending or directed upward,
ascending, soaring, raised,elevated, uppermost, nosebleed, upraised, upper, upheld, uplifted
lowered, dropped, fallen, low, grounded, sunken, lowered, dropped, sunken, depressed
In astrology, your ascendant sign influences your outward personality.
The young athlete's career was on the ascendant, with many predicting great success for him.
The ascendant power in the region was flexing its muscles, asserting its dominance.
With new technology emerging, the company found itself in an ascendant position within the industry.
