" succeeding "

1: being the one that comes immediately after another;

  * e.g., " ... the couple purchased some land, and in the course of the succeeding year built a house on it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coming,

•  ensuing,

•  following,

•  next

•  Antonyms : 

•  antecedent,

•  foregoing,

•  precedent,

•  preceding,

•  previous,

•  prior

2: following one after another without others coming in between;

  * e.g., " ... that land remained in the family for five succeeding generations "

•  Synonyms : 

•  back-to-back,

•  consecutive,

•  sequent,

•  sequential,

•  straight,

•  successional,

•  successive

•  Antonyms : 

•  inconsecutive,

•  inconsequent,

•  nonconsecutive,

•  nonsequential

1: to turn out as planned or desired;

  * e.g., " ... the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clicking,

•  coming off,

•  delivering,

•  going,

•  going over,

•  panning out,

•  working out

•  Antonyms : 

•  bombing,

•  collapsing,

•  failing,

•  flopping,

•  flunking,

•  folding,

•  foundering,

•  missing,

•  striking out,

•  washing out

2: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;

  * e.g., " ... if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arriving,

•  flourishing,

•  prospering,

•  thriving

•  Antonyms : 

•  failing

3: to come after in time;

  * e.g., " ... only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president "

•  Synonyms : 

•  following,

•  postdating,

•  supervening

•  Antonyms : 

•  antedating,

•  preceding,

•  predating

1: to turn out as planned or desired;

  * e.g., " ... the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product "

•  Synonyms : 

•  click,

•  come off,

•  deliver,

•  go,

•  go over,

•  pan out,

•  work out

•  Antonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  collapse,

•  fail,

•  flop,

•  flunk,

•  fold,

•  founder,

•  miss,

•  strike out,

•  wash out

2: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;

  * e.g., " ... if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  flourish,

•  prosper,

•  thrive

•  Antonyms : 

•  fail

3: to come after in time;

  * e.g., " ... only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president "

•  Synonyms : 

•  follow,

•  postdate,

•  supervene

•  Antonyms : 

•  antedate,

•  precede,

•  predate