ascendancy

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Ascendance

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

control dominance ascendency ascendance ascendence empire dominion regency principality eminence diadem power government rule influence

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Antonyms

valley beginning base basis lack decimation

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Hypernyms

condition status

Hyponyms

dominion rule regulation monopoly domination mastery

Phrases with the word

have the ascendancy papal ascendancy atomic ascendancy

Examples

With the breakdown of the Medieval system, the gods of Chaos, Lunacy, and Bad Taste gained ascendancy. John Kennedy Toole

Though, with the ascendancy of Louis, the political power of the nobles finally came to an end, France remained, in the whole complexion of her social life, completely aristocratic. Lytton Strachey

The financial crisis is really a relatively small historic phenomenon, which has accelerated this huge shift, which ends half a millennium of Western ascendancy. Niall Ferguson

Awake, arise, and assert yourself, you dreamers of the world. Your star is now in ascendancy. Napoleon Hill

I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another. Thomas Jefferson

While the US was hegemonic in the era of geopolitics, it is greatly weakened as globalization competes with, and gains ascendancy over, geopolitics. George Ritzer

Close letter words and terms

ascend the throne ascendable ascendance ascendant ascendant realm ascendantly