succeeding

[ suhk-see-ding ]

/ səkˈsi dɪŋ /

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adjective

being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.

OTHER WORDS FOR succeeding

coming, following.

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OPPOSITES FOR succeeding

preceding, previous, prior.

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Origin of succeeding

First recorded in 1555–65; succeed + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM succeeding

suc·ceed·ing·ly, adverbun·suc·ceed·ing, adjective

Words nearby succeeding

succedaneum, succedent, succedent house, succeed, succeeded, succeeding, succentor, succès de scandale, succès d'estime, succès fou, success

How to use succeeding in a sentence

What is clear is that the young group learned from not only the off-field tumult but by playing — and succeeding — in a difficult environment.
Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT looked headed for disaster. Instead, they proved they could adjust.|Steven Goff|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
Pentagon leaders agree to a person that the U.S. war against ISIS is succeeding.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Succeeding beyond expectations, AIG actually managed to pay them back in full and provide them with a $23 billion profit by 2012.
Remember the $182 Billion AIG Bailout? It Just Wasn’t Generous Enough|Daniel Gross|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, “Booty” is an example of Lopez venturing into the campier arenas of pop music and succeeding.
Jennifer Lopez’s ‘A.K.A.’ Is Terrible. What Happened to Her Music?|Kevin Fallon|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One guy is trying (and, sort of, succeeding) at turning this into an Airplane joke.
Most Creative ‘Net Neutrality’ Comments on the FCC Website|Abby Haglage|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both are tremendously talented, smart leaders who have built careers failing, adapting, and then succeeding.
The GOP’s Long, Hard Road in California|Stuart Stevens|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the early dawn of a bright summer day, succeeding a night of terrific storm and darkness.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The types and symbols of a former period were blessed to the souls of men, as well as the fuller revelations of succeeding times.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Let an interval elapse between the filling of succeeding pipes.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
She did not answer, but her mobile, painted lips quivered, as if she were trying to repress a smile and were not quite succeeding.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
We have traced how succeeding engineers tried to prevent loss of heat.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick