ascendency
Power over others
Ascendency is a position of dominance or controlling influence over others: The empire maintained ascendency over its neighbors for centuries.
The word suggests power achieved through superiority rather than force alone—political ascendency, cultural ascendency, the ascendency of one idea over another.
Also spelled ascendancy.
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
domination · primacy · mastery · authority · command · power · sway · rule
Informal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- swayRock back and forth
- pullForce toward oneself
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
power · hold · grip · standing · prestige · weight · prominence · stature
Ascend using effort
- elevationHeight above reference point
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
- emergenceComing into existence
surge · growth · upswing · upturn · escalation · increase · upsurge · trajectory
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
preeminence · domination · primacy · mastery · authority · command · power · sway · rule · reign
clout
Informal power or punch
authority · power · hold · grip · standing · prestige · weight · prominence · stature · eminence
climb
Ascend using effort
- elevationHeight above reference point
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
emergence · surge · growth · upswing · upturn · escalation · increase · upsurge · trajectory · momentum
ascendencysubordination
Lower position in hierarchy
subjection · subservience · servility · subjugation · inferiority
ascendencydecline
Decrease or refuse
descent · fall · downfall · collapse · deterioration
ascendencypowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
weakness · impotence · helplessness · ineffectuality · feebleness