successor
How many syllables in successor?
There are 3 syllables in the word successor.How to pronounce successor:
Synonyms for successor:
agent
alternate
apology
assignee
assistant
attorney
backup
beneficiary
compeer
delegate
deputy
descendant
designated hitter
envoy
equal
fill-in
heir
inheritor
locum tenens
next-in-line
peer
pinch hitter
proxy
relief
replacement
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Antonyms for successor:
ancestor
antecedent
antecessor
ascendant
ascendent
begetter
cause
forbear
fore-elder
forebear
forebearer
forefather
foremother
forerunner
heiress
origin
original
parent
precursor
predecessor
primogenitor
procreator
progenitor
root
source
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