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Succeeding vs Consecutive - What's the difference?

succeeding | consecutive | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between succeeding and consecutive

is that succeeding is following, next in order while consecutive is following, in succession, without interruption.

As a verb succeeding

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun succeeding

is success.

succeeding

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Following, next in order.
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

    • Antonyms

    * preceding

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • success
  • * 1722 , Nicholas Ling, ?John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth (page 105)
    • It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings .

    consecutive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • following, in succession, without interruption
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=He follows Frédi Kanouté, who achieved the feat in 2006 and 2007 for Sevilla, in scoring in consecutive Uefa Cup/Europa League finals.}}
  • Having some logical sequence

    • Antonyms

    * nonconsecutive * simultaneously

    Derived terms

    * consecutively * consecutiveness