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Competitive vs Succession - What's the difference?

competitive | succession |

As an adjective competitive

is .

As a noun succession is

an act of following in sequence.

competitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (economics) capable of competing successfully
  • of or pertaining to competition
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.}}
  • (of someone's character) inclined to compete
  • (biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
  • (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products

    • Antonyms

    * (of or pertaining to competition) cooperative

    Derived terms

    * competitively * competitiveness * competitive person * competitive advantage * competitive edge

    succession

    English

    Noun

  • An act of following in sequence.
  • A sequence of things in order.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England gave away six penalties in the first 15 minutes and were lucky to still have 15 men on the pitch, but Kvirikashvili missed two very makeable penalties in quick succession as Georgia were unable to take advantage of significant territorial advantage.}}
  • A passing of royal powers.
  • A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
  • (obsolete, rare) The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.
    • (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * successional

    Related terms

    * successive