Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Ascendant

• (n.) Ascent; height; elevation.
• (n.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
• (n.) Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
• (n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
• (a.) Alt. of Ascendent

Synonyms of Ascendant

• Ascendent
• Ancestor
• Ascendent
• Antecedent
• Root
• Ascendent
• Ascensive
• Ascendent
• Dominating

Antonyms of Ascendant

• Descendant

Homophones of Ascendant