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 The births of Aegon and Aemond further confused succession plans. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The little girl is now 15th in the line of succession to the British throne and takes her place in history as one of the first members of the modern day royal family to be born outside of the United Kingdom. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026 Although many individuals wanted to move up during the uncertain years of succession, only a subset of high-level political elites had the necessary informal ties and formal authority to be a part of the selectorate. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 So far in 2026, executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates says the CFO-to-CEO succession trend is continuing. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for succession

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession

Noun

Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the iconic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm horror film series, has died peacefully at his home Sunday at 80.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Monday’s strikes were the latest in a series of drone attacks on oil infrastructure in Zawiya, which houses critical energy infrastructure including the country’s largest oil refinery, an export terminal and a power plant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of series

Noun

In the second decade of the twentieth century—a period that became known as la Matanza—the killing of residents of Mexican descent was commonplace along the United States’ southern border.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Trump and his allies have used the scheme to target Walz’s Democratic administration and the state’s Somali community, as some of the defendants are of Somali descent.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

The fossil indicates that lineages closely related to the Euparkeriidae were also present in South America, highlighting the continent’s role in the early diversification of the relatives of dinosaurs and crocodiles.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
In fact, the book goes on for a bit longer after this conflict is over, continuing to trace the Targaryen lineage.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

When Pogosian set one of his early pendants, a hexagon built around the number six, his lucky number since birth, with black diamonds.

— Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The options for the gender that the respondent currently identifies with that differs from that registered at birth are man, woman, nonbinary, prefer not to answer or another term that the respondent can provide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of birth

Noun

Central to Burbank’s thesis was his belief that environment mattered as much, if not more, than heredity.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026