SUCCESSION Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

succession

noun

Definition of succession

as in series

a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars.

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as in descent

the order of people in a family The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.

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Recent Examples of succession After his death, in 1985, Charles prevailed in a succession battle with his older brother, Murray. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Liquidity, cybersecurity, backup capacity, strong controls and succession pipelines carry costs. — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 But now that Robyn has returned to the fold, the Green-Eyed Bandits are experiencing something of a succession crisis. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 Before, princesses who did so lost their royal status, meaning their children are ineligible for the line of succession; the most recent being Mako, one of Naruhito’s nieces. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for succession

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession

Noun

The team trails 2-1 in the series and will look to even the series before the Finals return to San Francisco for game five on Monday night.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The six-episode, 30-minutes-per-episode series is as breezy as the Irish coast’s weather.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of series

Noun

The booster, meanwhile, reoriented for its descent back to Earth.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The deputy pointed to Les Républicains leader and presidential candidate Bruno Retailleau, who was interior minister in 2023 when police shot a teenager of Algerian-Moroccan descent and sparked nationwide protests.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

Vying for dominance as well are the haughty, self-serving bureaucrats of the area’s bustling capital of South Wood (Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson), who pull their political strings from the relative safety of the grand Pittock Mansion.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Anderson’s cover is string-heavy and tropical in nature, but where Buffett sang it with a forceful voice, Anderson goes for soft and understated, allowing both men’s versions to stand distinctly on their own.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of string

Noun

The country’s storied motorsport lineage can be traced to 1963, when Formula 1 originally added a Grand Prix in Mexico’s capital.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
Payments to individuals vary based on the closest lineage to the family members and continue into perpetuity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

The internet, the exploitation of people via media, how society responds to media, and also the birth of the discourse that gave rise to online communities and the discourse online, all of that is in this movie, which is so rich.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium celebrated World Kangaroo Day by announcing the birth of two new joeys, or baby kangaroos, at the zoo this year.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of birth

Noun

Next might follow fears about contagion, vulnerability, age, or heredity and how these may affect body and mind.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Havighorst, an executive director of institutional advancement at Prairie State College, was diagnosed with a form of CMT 2 1/2 years ago called heredity neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026