ascendent

Meaning

adjective

1. tending or directed upward- John Ruskin
   “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”
2. most powerful or important or influential
   “the economically ascendant class”

noun

1. position or state of being dominant or in control
   “that idea was in the ascendant”
2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Synonyms for ascendent

• ascendant
• ascensive
• ascending
• dominating
• dominant
• ancestor
• antecedent
• root