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 Why the Graham case is different The appointment of Darline Graham highlights an aspect of family succession that was often less visible in traditional cases of widow succession. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Zavery was careful to emphasize no such succession discussions were taking place. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 France has endured record-breaking successions of heatwaves this summer, which have led to massive wildfires and a spike in the normal death rate, according to French public health services. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 As Sportico detailed in its succession series, families with sports franchises often turn to trust agreements for estate tax purposes and to construct an orderly arrangement for control and succession. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for succession

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession

Noun

Through those networks, Johnson advocated for a series of measures that changed police practices across California.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The series, which Kaling executive produced with showrunner Charlie Grandy and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein, launched in June and ran for nine episodes.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of series

Noun

In conversations with the American Jewish Committee, Ossoff shared that his father is of Russian and Lithuanian Jewish descent, and his relatives fled pogroms and antisemitism in Eastern Europe.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
As Petal begins a slow descent in the United Kingdom, Grande scores another bestselling album – one inextricably tied to her latest full-length.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

According to the Office of the Inspector General, he was investigated for a string of civil rights violations, including improper searches and conduct unbecoming of an officer.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of string

Noun

Britain does not field the US W76-1 or W76-2, although its sovereign warhead shares design lineage and technical commonality with the W76 and currently uses the Mk4A reentry body.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
However, this represented only one of several plausible geographic origins of her lineage, according to the researchers.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

After the birth of their first child, Otto, in 1908, Regine became homesick and the family moved back to Vienna.

— David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The opening of the new Wolf Kahn Foundation and Archives comes one year before the centennial celebrations of the late artist’s birth.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of birth

Noun

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
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

Definition of heredity

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Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026