succession

Meaning

The process of ecological change in which one community of organisms is gradually replaced by another.

a series of people or things following one after another; the process of inheriting a title or position

Example Sentences

Forest succession occurs when old ecosystems are replaced by new ones.

The succession of kings in that dynasty lasted for over 300 years.

Synonyms

ecological progression, natural development, evolution, sequence, series, inheritance, lineage

Entry 1

ecological progression, natural development, evolution

Entry 2

sequence, series, inheritance, lineage

Antonyms

stagnation, unchangeability, constancy, interruption, discontinuation

Entry 1

stagnation, unchangeability, constancy

Entry 2

interruption, discontinuation

Collocations

royal succession, succession planning, line of succession, succession crisis