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| Main Entry: |
ascendancy/ascendency
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domination |
| Synonyms: | advantage, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump*, leg up, mastery, on top, power, predominance, preeminence, prepotence, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | decline, inferiority, powerlessness, subordination |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supremacy |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, paramountcy, power, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, rule, sovereignty, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | modesty, subordination, weakness |
| Main Entry: | superiority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, predominance |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ascendancy, authority, better, bulge, dominance, edge, eminence, excellence, influence, lead, meliority, nobility, perfection, position, power, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prestige, prevalence, pull, rank, spark, supremacy, top, transcendence, upper hand, vantage, victory, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, inferiority, subservience |
| Main Entry: | upper hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major advantage |
| Synonyms: | advantage, authority, benefit, break, control, dominance, driver's seat, edge, favor, gain, help, improvement, lead, leg up, leverage, rule, superiority, supremacy, trump hand, whip hand |
| Main Entry: | ascendancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domination |
| Synonyms: | advantage, ascendency, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump, leg up, mastery power, pre-eminence, predominance, prepotence, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | inferiority, subordination, weakness |
| Main Entry: | trump card |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | key advantage |
| Synonyms: | ace in the hole, ace up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, key resource, leg up, secret weapon, trump, upper hand, whip hand |
| Main Entry: | paramountcy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dominance |
| Synonyms: | ascendance, ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, power, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
| Main Entry: | preeminence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dominance |
| Synonyms: | ascendance, ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, paramountcy, power, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
| Main Entry: | preponderancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dominance |
| Synonyms: | ascendance, ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, paramountcy, power, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, upper hand, whip hand |
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