Synonyms for successor
səkˈsɛs ərsuc·ces·sor

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1. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

2. successornoun

   George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

3. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

4. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

5. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

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1. successor, replacementnoun

   a person who follows next in order

   "he was President Lincoln's successor"

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, substitute, renewal, replacement, transposition, surrogate, refilling, replenishment, substitution, replacing, permutation, heir

2. successornoun

   a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

   Synonyms:
   heir, replacement

3. successor, heirnoun

   a person who inherits some title or office

   Synonyms:
   heir, heritor, inheritor, replacement

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1. successornoun

   Synonyms:
   follower

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1. successornoun

   Antonyms:
   predecessor

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1. List of paraphrases for "successor":

   successors, khalifa, succession, heir, inherit, khalaf, khalifah, inheritance, follow-up, follow-on, behind

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How to use successor in a sentence?

1. Barack Obama:

   I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to appoint a successor in due time and there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to give that person a fair hearing and timely vote.

2. Union Investment:

   The quicker we have clarity over a successor the better.

3. Shigenori Murakami:

   I have not picked a successor yet, but I have confidence I can keep going myself and I will surely pass this on, i cannot let my generation be the ones who destroy what my ancestors protected with their lives.

4. The Republican Party Ryan:

   For his legacy to be secure, he has to have a successor from his own party, and from his wing of his own party. Hillary fits the bill. So what is he going to do? My assumption is he will do everything he can to bait us into fights with him to try to make us look like we're angry reactionaries incapable of winning the Electoral College.

5. Mark Zuckerberg:

   The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.