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Synonyms & Antonyms of ascendancy
controlling power or influence over others
- a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I
Synonyms for ascendancy
- ascendance
- (also ascendence),
- dominance,
- domination,
- dominion,
- hegemony,
- imperium,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- preeminence,
- reign,
- sovereignty
- (also sovranty),
- supremacy
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“Ascendancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendancy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of ascendancy was in 1641
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