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Succeeding vs Previous - What's the difference?

succeeding | previous | Antonyms |

Succeeding is an antonym of previous.


As adjectives the difference between succeeding and previous

is that succeeding is following, next in order while previous is prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

As a verb succeeding

is (succeed).

As a noun previous is

(informal|uk) an existing criminal record.

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 .

    previous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
  • * Thomson
    • The dull sound previous to the storm, / Rolls o'er the muttering earth.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.}}
    He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
  • (informal)  Premature; occurring too soon.
    • I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous .

    Synonyms

    * former * late * old * See also

    Antonyms

    * future * following * next * succeeding

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal, UK) An existing criminal record; short for "previous convictions".
    • It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous .
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • For that Smalling will have to do his time grazing in the scapegoat’s paddock because his contribution here supplied hard evidence of a player lacking the football intelligence that is needed at the highest level. He has previous on that front and it is difficult to find any mitigation for the way he scythed down James Milner when the first rule for a defender on a yellow card is not to dive in unless it is absolutely necessary.

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