Antonyms for ensuing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-soo
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsu


Definition of ensuing

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French ensu-, past participle stem of ensivre "follow close upon, come afterward," from Late Latin insequere, from Latin insequi "to pursue, follow, follow after; come next," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Related: Ensued; ensues; ensuing.
  • adj resultant
Example sentences :
  • During the whole of the ensuing day, Paralus continued in a deep sleep.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The burial took place at Mount Auburn on the ensuing Tuesday.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It would be tedious to relate each step of the ensuing negotiations.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Great dinners and gay routs were given in the ensuing spring.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The machine was completed, and the ensuing morning fixed for the assault.
  • Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • Arthur could not but glance at Daniel Doyce in the ensuing silence.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • In the ensuing silence he repaired to the buffet and drank a glass of vodka.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The whole of the ensuing day she continued to endure great anguish.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • Then during the four ensuing years she presented her husband with two girls.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The ensuing night, the ensuing day, must have been full of abominable torment for Morange.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for ensuing

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