Synonyms of succeeding

succeeding 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in next

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in consecutive

following one after another without others coming in between

that land remained in the family for five succeeding generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consecutive
• successive
• straight
• uninterrupted
• sequential
• in series
• back-to-back
• successional
• continuous
• sequent
• subsequent
• next
• following
• serial
• constant
• later
• ensuing
• posterior

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonconsecutive
• nonsequential
• inconsequent
• inconsecutive

succeeding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of succeed

1

as in going

to turn out as planned or desired

the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

Synonyms & Similar Words

• going
• clicking
• delivering
• flourishing
• working out
• going over
• coming off
• catching fire
• bearing fruit
• prospering
• delivering the goods
• thriving
• panning out
• doing the trick
• going like clockwork
• catching on
• cooking
• percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• missing
• collapsing
• struggling
• striking out
• flunking
• bombing
• folding
• foundering
• flopping
• languishing
• floundering
• declining
• washing out
• slipping
• waning
• sinking
• slumping
• crumbling
• crashing
• skidding
• choking
• cratering
• misfiring
• falling down
• cracking up
• going under
• imploding
• flaming out
• miscarrying
• self-destructing

2

as in flourishing

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flourishing
• arriving
• thriving
• prospering
• winning
• excelling
• making it
• getting ahead
• getting somewhere
• getting there
• cutting it
• prevailing
• making the grade
• hacking it
• making good
• triumphing
• hitting it big
• cutting the mustard
• making one's mark
• coming into one's own

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• struggling
• floundering

3

as in following

to come after in time

only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• following
• replacing
• superseding
• postdating
• supervening
• supplanting
• ensuing
• displacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceding
• antedating
• predating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of succeeding

Verb

Projects that are proud of their taste and a little bit of an underdog have a great chance of succeeding to a level where really interesting independent filmmaking becomes possible. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026

But his peers laughed off the idea, and not much changed over the succeeding decades. —Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

For example, Caleb Lomu literally could learn at the foot of Trent Williams before shifting over and succeeding him at left tackle. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

The book’s ambivalent nostalgia has not kept it from succeeding prodigiously. —Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

And then there’s the fact that for many of their young players, not succeeding is new and unpleasant territory. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

After Jobs passed, many analysts were skeptical about Cook’s prospects of succeeding a larger-than-life legendary founder. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Maduro became president in 2013, succeeding Hugo Chavez, and ruled Venezuela by decree granted through the ruling party since 2015. —Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026