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Successive vs Subsequent - What's the difference?

successive | subsequent |

As adjectives the difference between successive and subsequent

is that successive is coming one after the other in a series while subsequent is following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

successive

English

Adjective

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  • Coming one after the other in a series.
    • They had won the title for five successive years.
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  • 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

    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