ascendancy

Definitions

A position of dominant power or influence.

The state of rising or moving upward.

Examples

The company's rapid growth has led to its undisputed ascendancy in the tech market.

The political party sought to regain its former ascendancy over the national legislature.

The ascendancy of digital media has fundamentally changed how we consume news.

Synonyms

dominance supremacy preeminence authority control sway mastery

Antonyms

subordination inferiority submission weakness subservience decline impotence