Synonyms of succession

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succession

noun

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1

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• series
• string
• sequence
• progression
• consecution
• row
• chain
• concatenation
• row
• file
• gauntlet
• catenation
• train
• range
• queue
• nexus
• catena
• rank
• line
• cycle
• echelon
• chain reaction
• tier
• vicious circle
• flow
• continuum
• stream
• vicious cycle
• belt
• scale
• circle
• spectrum
• river
• gamut
• gantlet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disruption
• confusion
• disorder
• disorganization
• upset
• disconnection
• disjointedness

• disruption
• confusion
• disorder
• disorganization
• upset
• disconnection
• disjointedness

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2

as in descent

the order of people in a family

The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descent
• lineage
• birth
• relations
• breeding
• race
• extraction
• heredity
• origin
• parentage
• family
• line
• stock
• genealogy
• ancestry
• pedigree
• bloodline
• blood
• relatives
• house
• strain
• family tree
• kin
• kindred