Successor synonyms

sək-sĕs'ər

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follower
A man courting a maidservant.
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heir
Anyone who receives property of a deceased person either by will or by law
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heir-apparent
(Usually monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.
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replacement
A replacing or being replaced
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descendant (related)
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second-in-command (related)
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vassal (related)
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son-in-law (related)
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predecessor (related)
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Find another word for successor. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for successor, like: follower, heir, heir-apparent, replacement, descendant, second-in-command, vassal, son-in-law and predecessor.
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Successor Sentence Examples

  • She is the Ruler destined to be my successor, for she is a Royal Princess.

  • His successor was Adrian VI.

  • A successor to the William Waynflete at the King's Hall was admitted on the 3rd of April 1434.

  • What if his successor refused to tread in his father's footsteps?

  • Had his successor been as prudent and able, he might have made a unified Netherlands the nucleus of a mighty middle kingdom, interposing between France and Germany, and a revival of that of the Carolingian Lothaire.

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