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

Howard added a steal out of the ensuing Tempo timeout, but the Lynx did not convert. — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 31 July 2026

Israel’s ensuing war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 73,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. — Giovanna Dell'orto, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Taylor Flint converted the ensuing penalty kick to get Racing Louisville (3-11-2) on the board. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The night of the title fight, Duke is attacked by two thugs who smash his hand with a hammer and, in the ensuing chaos, kill somebody close to him. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

In the ensuing five months, Abruzzo boosted the county’s investment of Israeli bonds five times. — Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Moral injury in ‘The Odyssey’ Kovic’s actions and ensuing trauma reflect the same kind of moral injury seen in Damon’s Odysseus. — Amy S. Badura-Brack, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

In the ensuing years, at least 45 people have been killed in riots over the book, a Japanese translator was stabbed to death, an Italian translator was attacked and survived, and the book’s Norwegian publisher survived a shooting. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Over the ensuing decades, Link Snacks has been able to ride similar trends, from the Paleo diet in the 2010s to the current protein craze driven, in part, by the popularization of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. — Tom Huddleston Jr. zachary Green, CNBC, 29 July 2026