ascendant
/əˈsɛndənt/
noun
- A position of power, influence, or dominance.
- The team's winning streak kept them in the ascendant.
- His intelligence put him in the ascendant over his rivals.
- After the election, the reform party was in the ascendant.
- In astrology, the zodiac sign that is rising on the eastern horizon at a person's birth, believed to influence personality.
- Knowing your ascendant can give insight into how others see you.
- Her ascendant is Leo, which explains her confident nature.
- The astrologer calculated his ascendant based on his birth time.
adjective
- Rising in power, influence, or status; becoming dominant or successful.
- In the 18th century, the British Empire was ascendant around the world.
- The new technology company is ascendant in the global market.
- Her career has been ascendant since she won the award.
- Moving upward; rising.
- The ascendant balloon drifted higher into the sky.
- We watched the ascendant sun paint the clouds orange.
- The ascendant tide slowly covered the beach.
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