Ascendant vs. Ascendent: What's the Difference?
"Ascendant" refers to something rising or increasing in power, while "ascendent" is an alternative spelling of "ascendant," though less commonly used.
Ascendant and Ascendent Definitions
Ascendant
Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
Ascendent
Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
Ascendant
Dominant in position or influence; superior.
Ascendent
Dominant in position or influence; superior.
Ascendant
The position or state of being dominant or in control
A conservative policy currently in the ascendant.
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Ascendent
The position or state of being dominant or in control
A conservative policy currently in the ascendant.
Ascendant
In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that rises in the east at the time of a person's birth or other event.
Ascendent
In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that rises in the east at the time of a person's birth or other event.
Ascendant
An ancestor.
Ascendent
An ancestor.
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Ascendant
Rising, moving upward.
Ascendent
Upward in direction or proclivity.
Ascendant
Surpassing or controlling.
Ascendent
In power; controlling.
Ascendant
Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy.
One man has the ascendant over another.
Ascendent
A person from whom one is descended.
Ascendant
An ancestor.
Ascendent
A position of power or control.
Ascendant
(usually followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power).
Given his father’s ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.
Ascendent
Tending or directed upward.
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.
Ascendant
Ascent; height; elevation.
Ascendent
Having the most important influence.
Ascendant
(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Ascendent
Position or state of being dominant or in control.
Ascendant
Ascent; height; elevation.
Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
Ascendent
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).
Ascendant
The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Ascendent
Position or state of being dominant or in control;
That idea was in the ascendant
Ascendant
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
Ascendent
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Ascendant
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; - opposed to descendant.
Ascendent
Tending or directed upward;
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage
Ascendant
Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.
Ascendent
Most powerful or important or influential;
The economically ascendant class
D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
Ascendant
Rising; ascending.
Ascendant
Superior; surpassing; ruling.
An ascendant spirit over him.
The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.
Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position.
Ascendant
Position or state of being dominant or in control;
That idea was in the ascendant
Ascendant
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Ascendant
Tending or directed upward;
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage
Ascendant
Most powerful or important or influential;
The economically ascendant class
D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
