Succession Synonyms

sək-sĕshən
A way in which things follow each other in space or time
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. order
  2. consecution
  3. procession
  4. sequence
A number of things placed or occurring one after the other
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sequence
  2. order
  3. series
  4. chain
  5. continuation
  6. consecution
  7. course
  8. suite
  9. progression
  10. run
  11. string
  12. train
  13. set
  14. alternation
  15. procession
  16. consecutively
  17. round
  18. successively
  19. cycle
  20. line
  21. in sequence
  22. chronological sequence
  23. one-after-the-other
  24. sequacity
  25. streak
  26. subsequence
  27. successiveness
  28. chronological succession
Acquisition of property by descent or by will
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. taking over
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ecological succession
A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. series

Words Related to Succession

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. climax-community
  2. precede
  3. conquest
  4. reign

Succession Sentence Examples

  • The next turn found her on a narrow two lane highway that was a succession of curves.

  • Darian breathed, reacting to the quick succession.

  • That meant that their world--the real world--was not very far away, and that the succession of perilous adventures they had encountered had at last brought them near the earth's surface, which meant home to them.

  • She often reads for two or three hours in succession, and then lays aside her book reluctantly.

  • The creek flowed over a succession of rock ledges and formed pools at the edge where tadpoles swam.

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