Antonyms for succession
səkˈsɛʃ ənsuc·ces·sion

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1. succession

   Sequence and succession apply to events viewed as following one another; time and duration denote something conceived of as enduring while events take place and acts are done. According to the necessary conditions of human thought, events are contained in time as objects are in space, time existing before the event, measuring it as it passes, and still existing when the event is past. Duration and succession are more general words than time; we can speak of infinite or eternal duration or succession, but time is commonly contrasted with eternity. Time is measured or measurable duration.

   Synonyms:
   age, date, duration, eon, epoch, era, period, season, sequence, term, time, while

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. succession

   Antonyms:
   precedence, anticipation, prevention, antecedence, irregularity, disorder, non-sequence, solution, failure, intermission, break, gap, inconsecutiveness

   Synonyms:
   following, supervention, consecution, sequence, order, series, rotation, continuity, supply, suite

Matched Categories

1. • Acquisition
   • Ecology
   • Natural Process
   • Order
   • Series

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.8 / 11 votes

1. sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological successionnoun

   a following of one thing after another in time

   "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

   Synonyms:
   taking over, sequence, successiveness, ecological succession, chronological sequence, chronological succession, episode

2. successionnoun

   a group of people or things arranged or following in order

   "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"

   Synonyms:
   chronological succession, sequence, successiveness, chronological sequence, ecological succession, taking over

3. succession, sequencenoun

   the action of following in order

   "he played the trumps in sequence"

   Synonyms:
   taking over, sequence, successiveness, ecological succession, chronological sequence, chronological succession, episode

4. succession, ecological successionnoun

   (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

   Synonyms:
   chronological succession, sequence, successiveness, chronological sequence, ecological succession, taking over

5. succession, taking overnoun

   acquisition of property by descent or by will

   Synonyms:
   chronological succession, sequence, successiveness, chronological sequence, ecological succession, taking over

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1. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sequence, consecution, chain, line, series

How to use succession in a sentence?

1. Millie Odhiambo:

   I... pushed for article 53 of the constitution that protects Ken Okoth son. Once the DNA confirms that Ken Okoth son is Ken Okoth son, Ken Okoth son will be entitled under the succession law to inherit from Ken's estate. Ken Okoth son is protected. Ken Okoth son is covered.

2. Shinichiro Kawata:

   Succession issues have become very urgent.

3. Billie Holiday:

   I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music.

4. Douglas Groh:

   The industry is not good at succession planning. It is more in the moment.

5. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

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