succession - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

acquisition of property by descent or by will

Synonyms

• succession
• taking over

More generic

• acquisition

Noun

the action of following in order

Synonyms

• sequence
• succession

More generic

• order
• ordering

More specific

• alternation
• chess opening
• opening

Noun

a following of one thing after another in time

Synonyms

• chronological sequence
• chronological succession
• sequence
• succession
• successiveness

More generic

• temporal arrangement
• temporal order

More specific

• pelting
• rain
• rotation
• row
• run

Noun

a group of people or things arranged or following in order

Synonyms

• succession

More generic

• series

More specific

• cascade
• parade
• run
• streak

Noun

(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

Synonyms

• ecological succession
• succession

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

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