Added 9 October 2026 ascendent noun Categories: Describing WordsPeopleObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ascendent at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Position or state of being dominant or in control. that idea was in the ascendant Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent). adjective Tending or directed upward. rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage Most powerful or important or influential. the economically ascendant class Related Words: ascendantascendingascensiveantecedentancestordominantdominatingdescendanthypertranscendentelevatedeastwardancestral Back to today's word