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

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ascendance

(əˈsɛndəns) or

ascendence

nthe condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power

as•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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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, servility

ascendancy

nounThe condition or fact of being dominant:ascendance, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy.

Translations

ascendancy

noun

Synonyms for ascendancy

noun influence

Synonyms

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 ascendancy

noun the condition or fact of being dominant

Synonyms

ascendance
dominance
domination
paramountcy
predominance
preeminence
preponderance
preponderancy
prepotency
supremacy

Synonyms for ascendancy

noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Synonyms

ascendance
ascendence
ascendency
dominance
control

Related Words

condition
status
ascendant
ascendent
supremacy
domination
mastery
predominance
predomination
prepotency
dominion
rule
regulation
absolutism
despotism
tyranny
monopoly