succession

/səksˈɛʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a following of one thing after another in time
   “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
   “a succession of stalls offering soft drinks”
3. the action of following in order
   “he played the trumps in sequence”
4. (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
5. acquisition of property by descent or by will

Synonyms for succession

• sequence
• chronological sequence
• successiveness
• chronological succession
• ecological succession
• taking over

Words that rhyme with succession

• depression
• expression
• impression
• accession
• possession
• aggression
• confession
• discretion
• recession
• compression
• profession
• regression
• session
• suppression
• concession
• digression
• freshen
• oppression
• procession
• progression
• repression
• secession
• transgression
• decompression
• indiscretion
• intercession
• obsession
• precession
• hessian
• nonaggression