Definitions

ascendancy

[uh-sen-duhn-see] / əˈsɛn dən si /

NOUN

domination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance predominance

STRONG

advantage ascendency authority command control dominion edge influence jump prevalence reign rule sovereignty superiority supremacy sway

WEAK

leg up mastery power pre-eminence prepotence upper hand whip hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage inferiority powerlessness subordination subservience weakness

Example Sentences

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It has been a theme during Leeds' season, starting in November when Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma went down as the West Yorkshire club were in the ascendancy at Etihad Stadium.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Totalitarian abuses of power and the banal ascendancy of evil aren’t stopped with mere pity, she maintained, but with thoughtfulness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Hence the ascendancy of Taylor Frankie Paul, queen of MomTok and “Mormon Wives,” a woman known for her lack of filter and habit of putting it all out there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Undoubtedly, though, El Mencho was key to the group's ascendancy.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The Permian players ran to the locker room with whoops and hollers, relieved that their ascendancy was safe for another year.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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