Synonyms of ensuing

ensuing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in next

being the one that comes immediately after another

business was slow in the restaurant's first year, but the ensuing year saw a much-needed increase

Synonyms & Similar Words

• next
• following
• succeeding
• second
• subsequent
• coming
• successive
• on deck
• consecutive
• sequential
• posterior
• immediate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• previous
• prior
• precedent
• foregoing
• former
• past
• preceding
• last
• anterior
• antecedent

2

as in subsequent

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else

the war and the ensuing famine caused unimaginable suffering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsequent
• later
• after
• latest
• late
• posterior
• eventual
• final
• latter
• last
• following
• delayed
• concluding
• belated
• slow
• closing
• ultimate
• behind
• terminal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• previous
• prior
• former
• precedent
• fore
• foregoing
• anterior
• preceding
• early
• antecedent
• premature
• advanced
• advance

ensuing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ensue

as in replacing

to come at a later time; to happen as a result

When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacing
• superseding
• succeeding
• supplanting
• displacing
• supervening
• postdating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceding
• following
• antedating
• predating