ASCENDANCE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

ascendance

noun

ə-ˈsen-dən(t)s

variants also ascendence

Definition of ascendance

as in dominance

controlling power or influence over others studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design

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Recent Examples of ascendance New Age thinking has permeated all sorts of modern wellness movements, and suspicion about conventional medicine has powered MAHA’s ascendance. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026 Led by Anthony Edwards' ascendance into superstardom, the Wolves are in the midst of the most successful stretch in franchise history. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Tempo’s ascendence and corporate partnerships are indicative of a larger trend where well-heeled, corporate firms—from Robinhood to Stripe—are making their way into blockchain, traditionally the territory of anti-establishmentarians and iconoclasts. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 His arrival and ascendance to being that go-to guy for all sorts of goodies upsets established power structures. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascendance

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Noun

The move comes as many American apparel and footwear firms work to diversify away from China and the regional supply chain that both feeds upon the capabilities and supports the dominance of the sourcing superpower.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping cast Beijing as the leader of a new AI global order, vowing to challenge US dominance of the sector through the release of open-source models.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of dominance

Noun

The Springboks struggled to reflect their utter domination on the scoreboard and ought to have doubled their seven actual tries by seven different scorers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
During the 17th century, Japan was in a state of upheaval, fractured by rival warlords fighting for domination; then, three leaders came together to unite the bushō to bring peace and a new order to Japan.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 July 2026

Definition of domination

Noun

Historical roots As Roberts’ majority opinion demonstrates, the definition of citizenship that Americans inherited from Britain and the common law included everyone born in a place where the king’s dominion extended.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of dominion

Noun

This latest success takes Spain’s reign of supremacy to 16 titles in five years in the men’s and women’s game across every age group, doing it with a swagger that almost guarantees consistent success.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
So far, Antonelli seems to be staying focused, even as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton threaten Mercedes' supremacy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of supremacy

Noun

By using Beyon’s local data center infrastructure, its customers will be able to access Oracle’s cloud services without any data leaving the country and maintaining data sovereignty.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The State Department has launched a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court over what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called a threat to American sovereignty.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of sovereignty

Noun

Their joint ascendancy in this decade has coincided with a change introduced for this tournament that increased their chances of meeting.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Though Rutinel does not identify as a socialist, Kiros’s ascendancy — the first major socialist victory outside of New York this cycle — is likely to provide ample fodder for Evans and his allies in the heavily Latino district.

— James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026

Definition of ascendancy

Noun

At the same time, his family back home — which includes wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) — has to protect his reign.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
This is sure to be an interesting Head of Household reign for Devens as a member of both The Red Corner and The Crossovers alliances, who dominated the first week's vote.

— Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 17 July 2026

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