ascendancy | Definition of ascendancy

Synonyms and Antonyms of ascendancy

controlling power or influence over others

a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I

Synonyms of ascendancy

ascendance (also ascendence), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

Words Related to ascendancy

primacy, superiority

lordship, scepter

arm, authority, choke hold, clutch, command, control, grip, hold, mastery, sway

direction, jurisdiction, management

clout, might, pull, weight

eminence, importance, moment

prerogative, privilege, right

Near Antonyms of ascendancy

helplessness, weakness

impotence, impotency, powerlessness