Ascendent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

position or state of being dominant or in control

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpɑːŋz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛndənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpɑːŋz/.

Examples

that idea was in the ascendant
rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage
the economically ascendant class

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ascensive antecedent root ascendant ancestor dominating

Antonyms

descendant

Parts of Speech

noun	position or state of being dominant or in control “that idea was in the ascendant”
noun	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
adjective	tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”
adjective	most powerful or important or influential “the economically ascendant class”

Word Forms

ascendant	adjective	most powerful or important or influential
ancestral	adjective	inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
antecedent	adjective	preceding in time or order
ascend	verb	travel up,
ascendant	noun	position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendancy	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendance	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendency	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendence	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufsteigend

Position oder Zustand der Dominanz oder Kontrolle

🇫🇷French

ascendant

position ou état de domination ou de contrôle

🇪🇸Spanish

ascendente

posición o estado de ser dominante o en control

🇮🇹Italian

ascendente

posizione o stato di dominanza o di controllo

🇳🇱Dutch

oplopend

positie of staat van dominant zijn of controle hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

ascendente

posição ou estado de ser dominante ou no controle

🇷🇺Russian

восходящий

положение или состояние доминирования или контроля

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चढ़ना

प्रभुत्व या नियंत्रण में होने की स्थिति या अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোহী

প্রভাবশালী বা নিয়ন্ত্রণে থাকার অবস্থান বা অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றம்

நிலை அல்லது ஆதிக்கம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరోహణ

ఆధిపత్యం లేదా నియంత్రణలో ఉన్న స్థానం లేదా స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

चढत्या

प्रबळ किंवा नियंत्रणात असण्याची स्थिती किंवा स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચડતી

પ્રભાવશાળી અથવા નિયંત્રણમાં હોવાની સ્થિતિ અથવા સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರೋಹಣ

ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരോഹണം

ആധിപത്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിലുള്ള സ്ഥാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੜ੍ਹਦਾ

ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑھنے والا

غالب یا قابو میں ہونے کی پوزیشن یا حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优势

占主导地位或控制的地位或状态

🇯🇵Japanese

昇順

支配的または制御されている立場または状態

🇰🇷Korean

상승

지배적이거나 지배적인 지위나 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lên

vị trí hoặc trạng thái thống trị hoặc kiểm soát

🇹🇭Thai

ขึ้น

ตำแหน่งหรือสภาพของการมีอำนาจเหนือหรืออยู่ในการควบคุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekuasaan

posisi atau keadaan menjadi dominan atau memegang kendali

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-akyat

posisyon o estado ng pagiging nangingibabaw o nasa kontrol

🇲🇾Malay

menaik

kedudukan atau keadaan dominan atau dalam kawalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صاعد

موقف أو حالة من الهيمنة أو السيطرة

🇮🇷Persian

صعودی

موقعیت یا وضعیت مسلط یا تحت کنترل بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

yükselen

Hakim veya kontrol sahibi olma konumu veya durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עולה

עמדה או מצב של דומיננטיות או שליטה

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