SUCCESSION Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

succession

noun

Definition of succession

as in series

a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars.

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as in descent

the order of people in a family The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.

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Recent Examples of succession But as each new model arrives in relentless succession, what happens to those that came before it, or to the videos produced during their training? — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The medium, a succession of Delphic priestesses, was a woman who offered prophecies (sometimes in highly ambiguous verse) which were ostensibly based on counsel that came directly from Apollo. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 With multiple CMEs approaching Earth in quick succession, there's still considerable uncertainty over how geomagnetic conditions will develop. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Newsom added, in apparent reference to the 25th Amendment, a constitutional provision that establishes procedures for presidential succession and for replacing or declaring a President unable to perform their duties. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for succession

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession

Noun

Keery appeared in several independent films throughout Stranger Things as well as in the television series Fargo.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
In an attempt to uncover what might be going on in her mind, Fielder travels to a farm in upstate New York to meet actress Amanda Seyfried, who played Holmes to much acclaim in the 2022 Hulu series The Dropout.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of series

Noun

El-Sayed, an American of Egyptian descent who would be the first Muslim senator if elected, has rankled at the GOP accusations, including in a recent TV interview.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Air traffic control approved the descent, and the plane began a right descending turn that increased sharply in rate until communications and data tracking were lost.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

The track opens with piano and a sparkling string arrangement while Bryan takes the first verse.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Choose solid objects over anything with netting, strings, ropes, ribbons or other materials in which an animal could become entangled.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of string

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Some ancestral lineages diverged roughly 21,000 years ago, according to the review.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Say Now joins an extensive lineage of British girl groups — from Spice Girls, Sugababes, and Girls Aloud to Little Mix and their more contemporary peers Flo.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Next might follow fears about contagion, vulnerability, age, or heredity and how these may affect body and mind.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Havighorst, an executive director of institutional advancement at Prairie State College, was diagnosed with a form of CMT 2 1/2 years ago called heredity neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of heredity

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Smith praised Carney for improving relations with a province that frequently clashed with his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, over his carbon tax and other energy policies.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The waiver also raises questions about Washington’s commitment to Ukraine as relations between the two countries deteriorate.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 17 Oct. 2026