ascendant - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for ascendant ?

Here are the synonyms for ascendant , a list of similar words for ascendant from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

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

Synonyms

• ancestor
• antecedent
• ascendant
• ascendent
• root

More generic

• relation
• relative

More specific

• ancestress
• father
• forbear
• forebear
• forefather
• foremother
• primogenitor
• progenitor
• sire

Noun

position or state of being dominant or in control

Synonyms

• ascendant
• ascendent

More generic

• ascendance
• ascendancy
• ascendence
• ascendency
• control
• dominance

Adjective

most powerful or important or influential

Synonyms

• ascendant
• ascendent
• dominating

Related

• dominant

Adjective

tending or directed upward

Synonyms

• ascendant
• ascendent
• ascensive

Related

• ascending

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