Synonyms of ascendance

ascendance

noun

ə-ˈsen-dən(t)s 

variants also ascendence

as in dominance

controlling power or influence over others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominance
• domination
• ascendancy
• ascendency
• supremacy
• hegemony
• predominance
• reign
• importance
• imperium
• dominion
• preeminence
• sovereignty
• superiority
• sovranty
• predominancy
• primacy
• mastery
• management
• takeover
• direction
• lordship
• scepter
• clutch
• control
• jurisdiction
• sway
• eminence
• clout
• arm
• privilege
• grip
• authority
• prerogative
• pull
• moment
• right
• command
• might
• choke hold
• hold
• weight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• helplessness
• impotence
• powerlessness
• impotency

Examples of ascendance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Donald Trump's ascendance this past month benefits MAGA candidates running for federal and statewide office. —Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024

Even if human life is just a result of a big bang, ascendance from a primordial swamp, and billions of years of evolution, doesn’t nature know better? —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024

June 19, 2024 Adulthood has held many surprises—that my mom really was right about everything, that cheese is criminally expensive—but for me one of the biggest has been the ascendance of the hot-priest trope. —Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024

The ascendance of tactical nuclear weapons, much smaller and designed for potential battlefield use, significantly blurs these lines. —Tamlyn Hunt, Scientific American, 17 June 2024