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- [uh-sen-duh n-see]
- /əˈsɛn dən si/
- /əˈsen.dən.si/
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- [uh-sen-duh n-see]
- /əˈsɛn dən si/
Definitions of ascendancy word
- uncountable noun ascendancy If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group. 3
- noun ascendancy the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power 3
- noun ascendancy a position in which one has control or power; supremacy; domination 3
- noun ascendancy the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination. 1
- noun ascendancy Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. 1
- noun ascendancy influence, power 1
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Origin of ascendancy
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; ascend(ant) + -ancy
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Parts of speech for Ascendancy
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ascendancy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ascendancy
noun ascendancy
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
Antonyms for ascendancy
noun ascendancy
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- inferiority — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
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