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Succeeding vs Preceding - What's the difference?

succeeding | preceding | Antonyms |

Preceding is a antonym of succeeding.



As adjectives the difference between succeeding and preceding

is that succeeding is following, next in order while preceding is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

As verbs the difference between succeeding and preceding

is that succeeding is present participle of lang=en while preceding 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 .

    preceding

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)