Synonyms for successor
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
They haven't yet named her successor.
Related words
- Phrases
- successor ideology
Forms
- Plural
- successors → heirs, inheritors, replacements, followers…
Example sentences
- replacement Are you already thinking of a replacement for Tom?
- heir Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
- inheritor Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| successor | steady | |
| replacement | steady | |
| heir | steady | |
| inheritor | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- heir1
- 8 letters
- follower3
- 9 letters
- inheritor4
- 11 letters
- replacement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (follower3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- successeur
- Deutsch
- Nachfolger