Ascendant (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Antecedent
• Root
• Ancestor
• Ascendent

Hypernyms

• Relative

Hyponyms

• Forefather
• Sire
• Forebear
• Foremother
• Progenitor
• Ancestress

Meaning ²

Position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Ascendent

Hypernyms

• Ascendence
• Ascendance
• Control
• Ascendency
• Ascendancy

Related Words

• Ascendant (adjective)