ASCENDANT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

ascendant

adjective

variants also ascendent

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Recent Examples of ascendant Mayor Daniel Lurie’s vision of San Francisco’s ascendant recovery was dealt a blow Thursday when a police officer who protects him was injured in a back-alley fracas in the Tenderloin. —

J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026 That cost him his first Olympics, but the ascendant Swedish star now has an opportunity to take the helm of the Ducks’ attack with healthy legs under him. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 Radical nationalism and populism were ascendant from Ankara to Moscow to Budapest. —

David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 Supervisor jobs were once ascendant in the United States. —

Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ascendant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascendant

ascending

Adjective

The deal done at the dawn of an expected recession reflects both the declining fortunes of many conventional shopping centers and the potential for growth in an economically ascending part of the city.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
An ascending team that will play with more leads, Garrett, Ward & Co. should have more opportunities to record sacks and interceptions, respectively. 14.

— Kevin Hanson, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2019