ascendant
definition: most powerful or important or influential
example: the economically ascendant class
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
dominating
definition: tending or directed upward
example: rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage- John Ruskin
speech part: adjective
definition: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
antecedent
definition: position or state of being dominant or in control
example: that idea was in the ascendant
speech part: noun
synonyms:
ascendent