Synonyms of successor

successor

noun

as in replacement

a person who has a job, position, or title after someone else; someone who succeeds another person

The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here.

the successor to the throne

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacement
• deputy
• assistant
• representative
• substitute
• attorney
• delegate
• alternate
• agent
• superseder
• second
• backup
• sub
• stand-in
• pinch hitter
• designated hitter
• understudy
• surrogate
• envoy
• stopgap
• assignee
• relief
• proxy
• locum tenens
• reserve
• apology
• fill-in
• makeshift
• rep
• procurator
• factor
• cover
• commissary
• reliever