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ascendance

noun

variants: also ascendence

Synonyms and Antonyms of ascendance

controlling power or influence over others

We studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design.

Synonyms of ascendance

ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, predominance, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

Words Related to ascendance

primacy, superiority

lordship, scepter

arm, authority, choke hold, clutch, command, control, grip, hold, mastery, sway

direction, management

clout, might, pull, weight

eminence, importance, moment

prerogative, privilege, right

Near Antonyms of ascendance

helplessness, weakness

impotence, impotency, powerlessness

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