The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.
Source: tatoeba (1915)
Ascendancy
/əˈsɛndənsi/
Synonyms for "ascendancy" (140 found)
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dominioneasy victoryeffecteminenceeminent domainenchantmentesteemexcellencefavorforcegood feelinggrand slamgreatnessholdimportanceincidental powerincomparabilityinfluenceinfluentialityinimitability
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insinuationjurisdictionkayoknockoutkolandslidelandslide victoryleadleadershipleveragemagnetismmajoritymasterdommasterymightmomentmoral victory
Adjective(1 words)
economic rise
Noun(2 words)
Verb(2 words)
gain prominencegained prominence
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one upmanshipone-upmanshipoverlordshippersonalitypersuasionpicnicpotencypowerprecedencepredominancepredominancypredominationpreeminencepreponderanceprepotenceprepotencyprerogativepressureprestigeprevalence
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primacyprincipalitypriorityprivilegepurchasepushoverpyrrhic victoryrankreignreputeright-of-wayrulerunaway victorysayseniorityskillsovereigntysuasionsubdualsubduingsubtle influencesuccesssuggestionsuperioritysupremacysuzerainshipsuzeraintyswaytotal victorytranscendencetranscendencytriumphupperupper handvictoryvirtuositywalkawaywalkoverweightwhip handwinwinningwinning streak
Noun(7 words)
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3 entrieseconomic ascendancymilitary ascendancypolitical ascendancy
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6 entriesascendancy over rivalseconomic ascendancyglobal ascendancymilitary ascendancypolitical ascendancyregional ascendancy
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8 total sentences available.
He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
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He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy, so much so that, on dying, he left the place to her for her lifetime, as well as the larger part of his income; an arrangement that was distinctly unfair to his two sons.
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Spurs ended the half in the ascendancy and Van der Vaart was again inches away from giving them the lead when he met Bale's cross but his header flew wide.
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