ascendant
- adjective
- /əˈsɛndənt/
:
ascendente
- The sun was ascendant in the sky, casting bright light over the landscape.
Examples
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During the spring, flowers begin their ascendant growth, reaching for the sun after winter.
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At that time, participants in the present experiment were still in the ascendant phase of the rhythm.
Academic text (1992) -
These principles are not ascendant everywhere, but never has it been clearer that they work.
Academic text (2007) -
Target is experiencing exponential growth at an absolute rate of 10,000 to 1 on an ascendant curve.
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As she climbed higher on the mountain, the view became increasingly ascendant and breathtaking.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a higher place or moving to a higher level
74
1.3
In a higher direction
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1.9
Sloping up toward the top of a hill or road
Moving upward like warm air
Going up to a higher place or level
Moving upward to a higher level
Moving upward, like smoke or a plant
An island or animal that rises upward from the sea
Sloping upward like a steep path or hill
Rising quickly to a much higher level than usual
Antonyms
Compounds
How Upward
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ascendant: The adjective ascendant that means moving upward comes from ascend 'to climb', so it simply means 'rising up', like a balloon or a mood going higher.