succeeding

1 being the one that comes immediately after another the couple purchased some land, and in the course of the succeeding year built a house on it Synonyms coming, ensuing, following, nextRelated Words consecutive, sequential, successive; posterior, subsequent; immediate; secondNear Antonyms anterior, former; past; lastAntonyms antecedent, foregoing, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

2 following one after another without others coming in between that land remained in the family for five succeeding generations Synonyms back-to-back, sequent, sequential, straight, consecutive, successional, successiveRelated Words serial; constant, continuous, uninterrupted; ensuing, following, later, next, posterior, subsequentNear Antonyms in seriesAntonyms inconsecutive, inconsequent, nonconsecutive, nonsequential