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Antonyms for succeeding

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : suh k-see-ding
Phonetic Transcription : səkˈsi dɪŋ


Definition of succeeding

Origin :
  • late 14c., "come next after, take the place of another," from Old French succeder (14c.), from Latin succedere "come after, go near to," from sub "next to, after" (see sub-) + cedere "go, move" (see cede). Meaning "to continue, endure" is from early 15c. The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well).
  • adj following
  • verb attain good outcome
  • verb come after; take the place of
Example sentences :
  • There was something, however, to be disclosed on the succeeding day.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Let them ponder on the probability of succeeding with the people.
  • Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens
  • Little by little during the succeeding two days he pieced out the situation.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The sun found the Lenape, on the succeeding day, a nation of mourners.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He knew then that the Southern advance was succeeding, succeeding so far at least.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • You think there is no chance for the creature's succeeding with the daily?
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • And, remember, if you do undertake it, there is but one chance in a million of your succeeding.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • The succeeding lurch which the ship gave to the other side was the most tremendous of the day.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • A cry on dock awoke all in the cabins early on the succeeding morning.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Not succeeding, he deprived him of his rank and all his possessions.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

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