ascendance
ascendance Lexical Profile
ascendance Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state or process of rising to a position of dominant power, superiority, or governing influence.
"The rapid ascendance of digital media has fundamentally transformed how news is consumed worldwide."
An upward movement, inclination, or progression toward a higher physical or developmental level.
"The mountaineers prepared carefully for their gradual ascendance toward the summit."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Ascendance" and "ascendancy" are closely related and often interchangeable; however, "ascendancy" more specifically emphasizes the achieved state of dominant control, whereas "ascendance" often highlights the ongoing act or process of rising to power.
• Rhymes for ascendance
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Middle French ascendance, from the Latin verb ascendere meaning "to climb up" (from ad- "to" and scandere "to climb").