Synonyms for Successor
səkˈsɛs ərsuc·ces·sor

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1. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

2. successornoun

   George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

3. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

4. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

5. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

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1. successor, replacementnoun

   a person who follows next in order

   "he was President Lincoln's successor"

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, substitute, renewal, replacement, successor, transposition, surrogate, refilling, replenishment, substitution, replacing, permutation, heir

2. successornoun

   a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

   Synonyms:
   heir, replacement

3. successor, heirnoun

   a person who inherits some title or office

   Synonyms:
   heir, heritor, inheritor, replacement, successor

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1. successornoun

   Synonyms:
   follower

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1. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

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1. List of paraphrases for "successor":

   successors, khalifa, succession, heir, inherit, khalaf, khalifah, inheritance, follow-up, follow-on, behind

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How to use Successor in a sentence?

1. Union Investment:

   The quicker we have clarity over a successor the better.

2. Eldred Masunungure:

   A successor will create another centre of power, which is what Mugabe has been fighting by dismantling Mujuru's pillars of support, mugabe may give an impression that those appointed stand a good chance of succeeding him, but he is consolidating and will remain the centre of gravity in the party and state.

3. Brian Fonseca:

   Both sides are going to be sizing each other up, especially since DeSantis has been pitched as the successor to former President Donald Trump, everyone will be looking at the optics carefully.

4. Barack Obama:

   I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to appoint a successor in due time and there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to give that person a fair hearing and timely vote.

5. Jan Woerner:

   I looked into the requirements I see for a project after ISS. As of today, I see the moon village as the ideal successor of the International Space Station for (space) exploration.