What are some opposite words for ascendant?
Antonyms for ascendant
əˈsɛn dəntas·cen·dant
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term ascendant.
Princeton's WordNet
ascendant, ascendentnoun
position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
Antonyms:
low-level, descending(a), subordinateSynonyms:
antecedent, root, ascendent, ancestorancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootadjective
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Antonyms:
subordinate, low-level, descending(a)Synonyms:
theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root wordascendant, ascendent, ascensiveadjective
tending or directed upward
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
Antonyms:
descending(a), subordinate, low-levelSynonyms:
ascendent, dominating, ascensiveascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Antonyms:
subordinate, low-level, descending(a)Synonyms:
dominating, magisterial, high-and-mighty, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, ascensive, overlooking, bossy
How to use ascendant in a sentence?
Both numbers point to expansion and are significantly higher than expectations. For the moment the China recovery story is in the ascendant.
The most enviable writers are those who, quite often unanalytically and unconsciously, have realized that there are different facets to their nature and are able to live and work with now one, now another, in the ascendant.
This is yet another canary in the coal mine for both November and the years ahead, you can look back four years to around now when Eric Cantor was knocked off and what that meant for an ascendant wing on the right. This is a big deal.
We’re in the midst of an evolution within the Republican Party and the ascendant wing of the party is demanding a greater say in the way the House majority will govern.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#18868 | subordinate | |
#29136 | ascendant |
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