ascendance

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/əˈsɛndəns/

noun

Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.

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Meanings

nounascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)

plural ascendances · alternative ascendence

  1. countableuncountableAscendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.

    The phenomenon coincides with the ascendance of Sinn Féin. Once an IRA mouthpiece with fringe support, it is now Ireland’s most popular party and appears poised to lead the next government.

    2022 October 21, Rory Carroll, “Ireland grapples with singing of pro-IRA chant”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state that exists when one person or group has power over another

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acmeapexascendancycontroldominanceheighthigh pointmount everestnoontideparoxysmpeakperihelionpinnaclesuperiority

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ascendance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascendance

MLA

“ascendance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascendance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascendance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascendance.

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