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Subsequent vs Succession - What's the difference?

subsequent | succession |

As an adjective subsequent

is subsequent.

As a noun succession is

an act of following in sequence.

subsequent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
    • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
  • Following in order of place; succeeding.

    • Derived terms

    * subsequently

    Related terms

    * consequent

    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