Synonyms 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

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1. succession

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

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

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

5. succession, taking overnoun

   acquisition of property by descent or by will

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

Matched Categories

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

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1. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sequence, consecution

2. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation

3. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lineage, race, line of descendants

4. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) notes of melody (as distinguished from chords of harmony)

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1. successionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sequence, consecution, chain, line, series

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1. List of paraphrases for "succession":

   inheritance, estate, caliphate, feeder, successor, inherit, respite, estates, rotation, inherited, sequence, series, legacy

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How to use Succession in a sentence?

1. Jason Palmer:

   I heard 'pop, pop,' about 15 times in quick succession.

2. Matt Friedlein:

   Great Lakes waves tend to arrive at shore in closer succession than ocean waves, which can make it harder for a swimmer to recover if they are knocked down, the shorelines also have many piers and break walls where strong currents can develop and surround, as well as gaps in sandbars that favor currents.

3. Lee Sang-hoon:

   I give my word here today that from now on, there will be no more controversy regarding succession, i do not plan to pass down my role to my children. This is something I have thought about for a long time but have been hesitant to express it openly.

4. Eugène Ionesco:

   I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been at every living moment of culture a will to renewal. This is not the prerogative of the last decade only. All history is nothing but a succession of crises -- of rupture, repudiation and resistance. When there is no crisis, there is stagnation, petrifaction and death. All thought, all art is aggressive.

5. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park:

   Life is just a quick succession of busy nothings.