ascendency

Noun

Meaning

Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

control dominion influence authority dominance domination prevalence sway ascendancy ascendance ascendence interest lead rule start
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Antonyms

failure defeat difficulty democracy failing burden
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Hypernyms

condition status

Hyponyms

dominion rule regulation monopoly domination mastery

Examples

Lay down true principles and adhere to them inflexibly. Do not be frightened into their surrender by the alarms of the timid, or the croakings of wealth against the ascendency of the people. Thomas Jefferson

It is the moral element contained in it that alone gives value and dignity to a religion, and only in so far as its teachings serve to stimulate and purify our moral aspirations does it deserve to retain its ascendency over mankind. Felix Adler

her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her Source: Internet

It sounds like the street stuff from Limbe in Blantyre where some governing alliance apologists welcomed Chakwera’s ascendency by waging a battle of supremacy on DPP cadres they once disdained as heavy-handed thieves. Source: Internet

Obama played varsity and junior varsity basketball at the Punahou School, a private prep school in Honolulu, and has long professed his love of the game — playing throughout his political ascendency and while in the White House. Source: Internet

One, Trump’s victory could signal the ascendency and ultimate mainstreaming of right wing populism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ascendantly ascended human ascendence ascendent ascender ascendeur