adjective

succeeding

suhk-SEE-dihng

adjective

Coming next, in order or in time.

"Each succeeding generation faced new challenges."

How to Use Succeeding

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe next one in a sequence — the one that comes after.

Common pairings

succeeding generations succeeding years

succeedings plural

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Each _____ generation faced new challenges.

preceding

former foregone past subsequent innovative preceding

needing feeding weeding seeding bleeding breeding speeding receding exceeding preceding proceeding inbreeding

preceding former foregone past subsequent innovative