Synonyms for ascendancy
Most common
dominance domination supremacy ascendance advantage predomination
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ascendance
ascendance, dominance, control, supremacy, domination, mastery, authority, power, influence, primacy, rule, reign, dominion, predominance, sway, upper hand, sovereignty, potency
2. Superiority — the quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
- n. 2
A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.
Related words
- Word family
- ascendance ascendant
- Other spellings
- ascendency
Forms
- Plural
- ascendancies → ascendances, dominances, controls, supremacies…
Example sentences
- dominance The dominance of English kills the European debate.
- domination He's always thwarting my plans for world domination.
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
- ascendance His ascendance to the throne is inevitable.
- advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ascendancy | steady | |
| dominance | rising | |
| domination | steady | |
| supremacy | steady | |
| ascendance | rising | |
| advantage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- power2, reign1
- 7 letters
- control2, mastery3, potency3, primacy3
- 8 letters
- dominion3
- 9 letters
- authority4, influence3, advantage3, dominance3, supremacy4, ascendant3
- 10 letters
- domination4, ascendance3
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3, superiority6
- 12 letters
- predominance4
- 13 letters
- predomination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ascendant