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.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• preceding
• following
• antedating
• predating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ensuing

Verb

Trillions of dollars flowed into those products in the ensuing decades, but bank deposits are higher than ever. — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Punter Corliss Waitman assumed kickoff duties in the fourth quarter, and Nick Martin forced a fumble on the Chargers’ ensuing return, with Hodge recovering the loose ball. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

And with many of these videos racking up millions of views, the ensuing embarrassment for the unwitting subjects can be palpable. — David MacK, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Those quarterfinals are best-of-three, before turning into single elimination for the ensuing rounds. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

In the ensuing chaos, Whittaker tries to force Priscilla to execute Lucky right in front of John. — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Israel’s ensuing war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 73,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

In the ensuing months, the White House, federal courts, and Washington preservationists have been locked in a legal standoff over where the authority to rename the center lies. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026