What is another word for succession?
549 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ səksˈɛʃən], [ səksˈɛʃən], [ s_ə_k_s_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n]
Succession is a term often used to refer to the sequence in which things follow each other. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to represent this concept. One of the most common analogues of succession is 'sequence', which refers to the order of things coming after each other. Another term that can be used in place of succession is 'progression', which captures the idea of a gradual advancement from one stage to another. 'Continuation' is also a word that can be used instead of succession when referring to a process that does not stop but continues indefinitely. Other synonyms that can be used for succession include 'chain', 'line', 'string', 'train', or 'series'.
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Similar words for succession:
- accession (noun)
- act (noun)
- combination (noun)
- concatenation (noun)
- continuity (noun)
- course (noun)
- cycle (noun)
- flow (noun)
- gradation (noun)
- line (noun)
- lineage (noun)
- offspring (noun)
- order (noun)
- outpour (noun)
- procession (noun)
- rash (noun)
- rotation (noun)
- sequence (noun)
- turn (noun)
- whirl (noun)
Synonyms for Succession:
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- the crown .
- de luge ,
- de luges ,
- de-luge ,
- de-luges ,
- dis charge ,
- dis charges ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charges ,
- out flow ,
- out flows ,
- out pouring ,
- out-pouring .
- line .
- ex tractions ,
- ex-traction ,
- ex-tractions ,
- fore bear ,
- fore bears ,
- fore-bears ,
- pro genitor ,
- pro genitors ,
- pro-genitor ,
- pro-genitors .
- chip off old blocks ,
- chip old block ,
- chip old blocks ,
- pro duce ,
- pro duces ,
- pro geniture ,
- pro genitures ,
- pro-duces ,
- pro-geniture ,
- pro-genitures ,
- progenitures .
- Consecution ,
- Consecutiveness ,
- arrangement ,
- array ,
- chain ,
- consequence ,
- gamut ,
- legacy ,
- link ,
- linkage ,
- rank ,
- sequel ,
- string ,
- subsequence ,
- thread .
Other synonyms:
- combination .
Other relevant words:
- Battology ,
- Bequeathal ,
- Catenation ,
- Chaining ,
- Children ,
- Coheirship ,
- Coparcenary ,
- Family ,
- Gavelkind ,
- Harping ,
- Heirship ,
- Heritance ,
- Outpour ,
- Postdating ,
- Postremogeniture ,
- Provenience ,
- Sequacity ,
- Sons ,
- Stirps ,
- Successional ,
- Tautophony ,
- Unseldom ,
- Windrow ,
- abdicate ,
- absolutely ,
- accede ,
- accession ,
- adjust ,
- administer ,
- affiliation ,
- afterlife ,
- age ,
- all in all ,
- alternate ,
- alternation ,
- altogether ,
- amalgamate ,
- ancestry ,
- anointing ,
- anointment ,
- apparentation ,
- appointment ,
- arrogation ,
- articulation ,
- assignment ,
- associate ,
- association of ideas ,
- assumption ,
- at a stretch ,
- at intervals ,
- attach ,
- attainment ,
- authorisation ,
- authorization ,
- bank ,
- barrage ,
- beat ,
- bequest ,
- birth ,
- birthright ,
- blood ,
- bloodline ,
- bout ,
- branch ,
- breed ,
- broadly ,
- brood ,
- buzz ,
- caravan ,
- categorically ,
- category ,
- catena ,
- cavalcade ,
- ceaseless ,
- ceaselessness ,
- certainly ,
- chain reaction ,
- check ,
- chronological sequence ,
- chronological succession ,
- clan ,
- class ,
- classification ,
- coalesce ,
- coherent ,
- collectively ,
- column ,
- combine ,
- come again ,
- come round ,
- coming after ,
- command ,
- common ancestry ,
- commoner ,
- commonly ,
- completely ,
- comprehensively ,
- connect ,
- connected ,
- connection ,
- consanguinity ,
- consecration ,
- consecutive ,
- consecutively ,
- consistent ,
- constant ,
- contiguous ,
- continual ,
- continuing ,
- continuous ,
- continuously ,
- continuum ,
- converge ,
- conveyance ,
- conveyancing ,
- coronation ,
- court ,
- crown ,
- customarily ,
- cycle ,
- daily ,
- date ,
- decisively ,
- delegation ,
- deluge ,
- depose ,
- deputation ,
- derivation ,
- descendant ,
- descendants ,
- descent ,
- dethrone ,
- devolution ,
- dictate ,
- diffuseness ,
- distaff side ,
- dominate ,
- drone ,
- duration ,
- dynasty ,
- ecological succession ,
- election ,
- elevation ,
- empowerment ,
- endless ,
- entail ,
- entirely ,
- eon ,
- epidemic ,
- episode ,
- epoch ,
- era ,
- every day ,
- every hour ,
- exchange ,
- extension ,
- extensively ,
- extraction ,
- female line ,
- file ,
- filiation ,
- flood ,
- flow ,
- following ,
- forebears ,
- forefathers ,
- foremothers ,
- frequent ,
- frequently ,
- fruit ,
- fully ,
- future time ,
- futurity ,
- gather ,
- genealogy ,
- generally ,
- going after ,
- govern ,
- gradatim ,
- gradation ,
- gradually ,
- grandchildren ,
- great-grandchildren ,
- grouping ,
- handing on ,
- hangover ,
- heir ,
- heirloom ,
- heirs ,
- hereditament ,
- heritable ,
- heritage ,
- hourly ,
- house ,
- hum ,
- identify ,
- in a line ,
- in a row ,
- in file ,
- in line ,
- in order ,
- in succession ,
- in turn ,
- incessant ,
- incorporeal hereditament ,
- inheritance ,
- inheriting ,
- inheritor ,
- inheritors ,
- integrate ,
- interchange ,
- intermit ,
- issue ,
- iteration ,
- join ,
- jointly ,
- kid ,
- kids ,
- kind ,
- lapse of time ,
- largely ,
- lateness ,
- line of descent ,
- line of succession ,
- little ones ,
- lot ,
- male line ,
- manage ,
- march of time ,
- marry ,
- meet ,
- merge ,
- monotone ,
- monotony ,
- multitude ,
- new generation ,
- next life ,
- nexus ,
- normally ,
- number ,
- oft ,
- often ,
- oftentimes ,
- ofttimes ,
- ongoing ,
- order ,
- order of succession ,
- ordinarily ,
- organization ,
- outbreak ,
- paracme ,
- parade ,
- parentage ,
- passing ,
- patrimony ,
- pattern ,
- pelting ,
- pendulum ,
- people ,
- perfectly ,
- period ,
- periodicity ,
- persistency ,
- phylum ,
- plague ,
- plenum ,
- pleonasm ,
- positively ,
- postdate ,
- posteriority ,
- posterity ,
- postposition ,
- powder train ,
- precede ,
- primogeniture ,
- profusion ,
- progeny ,
- progress ,
- prolongation ,
- promotion ,
- pulsate ,
- purely ,
- quantity ,
- quarrel ,
- race ,
- range ,
- rash ,
- recurrence ,
- redundancy ,
- regular ,
- reiteration ,
- remainder ,
- repeated ,
- repeatedly ,
- reticulation ,
- return ,
- reversion ,
- revolve ,
- rhythm ,
- rising generation ,
- rotation ,
- roundly ,
- routine ,
- row ,
- running ,
- rush ,
- scale ,
- season ,
- seed ,
- seizure ,
- sept ,
- sequential ,
- serial ,
- seriatim ,
- set ,
- shift ,
- side ,
- single file ,
- sort ,
- spate ,
- spear side ,
- spectrum ,
- spell ,
- standardize ,
- stem ,
- stock ,
- strain ,
- stream ,
- subjunction ,
- successive ,
- successively ,
- successiveness ,
- successor ,
- suffixation ,
- suite ,
- supervenience ,
- supervention ,
- swarm ,
- swath ,
- system ,
- taking over ,
- tautology ,
- taxonomy ,
- term ,
- thoroughly ,
- tide ,
- tier ,
- time ,
- totally ,
- train of thought ,
- transfer ,
- transferral ,
- transmission ,
- transmittal ,
- treasures ,
- turn ,
- type ,
- ultimogeniture ,
- unbroken ,
- unceasing ,
- unify ,
- uninterrupted ,
- uninterruptedly ,
- unite ,
- usually ,
- usurpation ,
- utterly ,
- variety ,
- wave ,
- while ,
- whirl ,
- wholly ,
- widely ,
- without interruption ,
- younglings ,
- youngster ,
- youngsters .
- Isochronism ,
- Movements ,
- Oozings ,
- PUPS ,
- Periodicities ,
- Progeniture ,
- acquisition ,
- action ,
- activity ,
- aeon ,
- aeons ,
- autocade ,
- chip off old block ,
- concatenation ,
- continuousness ,
- course ,
- ecology ,
- efflux ,
- entourage ,
- event ,
- flows ,
- go around ,
- inauguration ,
- inning ,
- inter-relationship ,
- inter-relationships ,
- interlockings ,
- interrelationship ,
- leakage ,
- leakages ,
- lineage ,
- linkings ,
- merry go round ,
- merry-go-round ,
- merry-go-rounds ,
- natural action ,
- natural process ,
- ordering ,
- out-flow ,
- out-flows ,
- outpouring ,
- persistence ,
- procession ,
- progression ,
- pup ,
- queue ,
- river ,
- scion ,
- series ,
- stirpes ,
- temporal arrangement ,
- temporal order ,
- train ,
- whirlwinds .
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How to use "Succession" in context?
1. succession is the natural and lawful process of passing property and powers on to someone else in accordance with the law.
2. Succession is a necessary part of a well-ordered society, as it ensures that the important duties and responsibilities of a position are carried out properly.
3. Succession can be passed down through a single family or it can be spread out among many families.
4. There are many factors that can affect succession, including the will of the deceased, the rules of the estate, and the property rights of the heirs.
Paraphrases for Succession:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
series.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
reports.
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Noun, singular or mass
substitution, transmission.
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Verb, past tense
Succeeded.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
caliphate, estate, inheritance, successor, estates.
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Noun, singular or mass
caliphate, chain, consequence, consistency, continuation, continuity, continuum, estate, inheritance, legacy, replacement, reversion, row, sequence, string, successive, successor, suite, sequencing.
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Verb, past tense
inherited.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Succession:
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do anyhow
- Synonyms:
- Roughhew.
