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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

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