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Ensuing vs Successive - What's the difference?

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Ensuing is a related term of successive.


As adjectives the difference between ensuing and successive

is that ensuing is refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event while successive is coming one after the other in a series.

As a verb ensuing

is .

ensuing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.
    • We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror.

    Synonyms

    * concomitant

    successive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming one after the other in a series.
    • They had won the title for five successive years.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.}}
  • Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
    • a successive''' title; a '''successive empire

    Synonyms

    * (in a series) consecutive

    Derived terms

    * successively * nonsuccessive

    Related terms

    * succeed * success