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, 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

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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. Rafael Cortez:

   The truckers' strike knocked down the last pillar of hope Temer's government had of electing a successor that will continue its policies, this climate of radicalization benefits the extremes.

2. Marc Valeri:

   I think it is very important that he decides who will succeed him, like King Hussein did, if Qaboos does not designate a successor himself, it will be more difficult to ensure that disagreements among the family remain contained.

3. Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne:

   This plant and this architecture is capable of making the 300 successor, the front-wheel, all-wheel drive successor.

4. Crispin Blunt:

   My office's calculation based on an in-service date of 2028 and a missile extension until 2060... the total cost is 167 billion pounds, the successor Trident program is going to consume more than double the proportion of the defense budget of its predecessor... The price required, both from the UK taxpayer and our conventional forces, is now too high to be rational or sensible.

5. Representative Joe Heck:

   As you know, Harry Reid is one of the most formidable campaigners and fundraisers, so you know his hand-picked successor is going to be well-funded.