Ascendant Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Ascendant

Meaning 1 : someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    Synonyms : ancestor,  antecedent,  ascendent,  root
Meaning 2 : position or state of being dominant or in control

    Example : that idea was in the ascendant

    Synonyms : ascendent
Meaning 3 : most powerful or important or influential

    Example : the economically ascendant class

    Synonyms : ascendent,  dominating
Meaning 4 : tending or directed upward

    Example : rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage

    Synonyms : ascendent,  ascensive