succeeding

[suhk-see-ding]

adjective

1. being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing.

   laws to benefit succeeding generations.

   Synonyms: following, coming
   Antonyms: prior, previous, preceding

Other Word Forms

• succeedingly adverb
• unsucceeding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of succeeding¹

First recorded in 1555–65; succeed + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

This exclusion traces to a pattern called the “short-term reversal effect,” according to which extreme returns in a given month are typically reversed in the succeeding month.

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Lady Constance sounded merry in the sort of brightly exaggerated way that made it clear she was trying not to cry, and perhaps not entirely succeeding.

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Unlike land sites, where the invaluable evidence of past cultures and people are often covered over or mingled with the relics of succeeding eras, an ancient shipwreck is a pristine historic time capsule.

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Bearman, who finished fourth in Mexico and has enjoyed a strong rookie season, also dismissed talk of him succeeding Hamilton as unrealistic.

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But Kyiv also believes its capture would help Russia in its efforts to persuade the US that its military campaign was succeeding - and, therefore, that the West should acquiesce to its demands.

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Related Words

• afterward 
• again 
• next 
• subsequently 
• thereafter