All ascendancy synonyms

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.
• prevalence — the condition of being prevalent, or widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
• ascendency — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• reign — the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
• supremacy — the state of being supreme.
• edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
• superiority — the quality or condition of being superior.
• dominion — the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
• sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
• sway — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
• authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
• upper hand — the dominating or controlling position; advantage: to have the upper hand in the fight.
• leg up — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
• pre-eminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
• whip hand — the hand that holds the whip, in driving.
• domination — an act or instance of dominating.
• preeminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
• power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
• hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.