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ancestor, antecedent, root, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, predecessor, forebear, forefather, progenitor | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
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dominating, ascendant, ascendent | most powerful or important or influential | |
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ascendant, ascendent, ascensive | tending or directed upward | |
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ascendant, ascendent | position or state of being dominant or in control |