Thesaurus:successor

Thesaurus

successor

English

Noun

Sense: a person or thing that immediately follows another

Synonyms

• aftercomer
• heir
• succeeder
• successor
• successour (obsolete)

Antonyms

• predecessor    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• descendant
• heir

Further reading

• “65. sequel” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “successor” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.