ASCENDENTS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word ascendents. (close relations)
Definition of ASCENDENTS
Best Alternative Words for ASCENDENTS
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ancestors | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
antecedents | nounn | |||||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||||
forebears | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||||
forefathers | nounn | |||||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||||
foremothers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a female ancestor | ||||||||
predecessors | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
progenitors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||||
ascendant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • position or state of being dominant or in control • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) adjective satellite • tending or directed upward • most powerful or important or influential | ||||||||
ancestor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
antecedent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||||
ascensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending or directed upward | ||||||||
dominating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • most powerful or important or influential • used of a height or viewpoint • offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | ||||||||
root | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots |