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property is via her first-born. 2 sequence, progression, order,
series, turn, course, flow, chain, train, procession: The
succession of events was as he described. 3 accession,
assumption, attainment, elevation, promotion; inheritance: What
was the year of Charles II's succession to the Spanish throne?
4 lineage, descent, birthright, dynasty, ancestry, descendants,
bloodline: The 18th century began with the War of the Spanish
Succession. 5 in succession. one after or behind the other, at
intervals, successively, consecutively, in a row, running,
without interruption, uninterruptedly, in order, in line: They
published several historical novels in quick succession.
successive
adj. uninterrupted, continuous, unbroken, continual,
consecutive, succeeding: Last season he scored in sixteen
successive matches.
succinct adj. compact, brief, concise, pithy, terse, short, compressed,
condensed, epigrammatic: He prefers a succinct style of
writing, one that gets to the point.
succulent adj. juicy, rich, luscious, mouth-watering, toothsome: He was
eating a succulent peach with evident enjoyment.
succumb v. yield, give up, give way, surrender, accede, submit,
capitulate: I finally succumbed and agreed to their request for
help.
sucker n. dupe, goat, gull, victim, butt, cat's-paw, fool, Colloq
(easy) mark, easy or fair game, chump, pushover, soft touch,
Chiefly US and Canadian fall guy, Slang sap, pigeon, Brit mug,
Chiefly US and Canadian patsy: He's asking far too much for his
car, but some sucker will buy it.
sudden adj. unexpected, unannounced, unanticipated, unforeseen;
unwonted, surprising, startling; precipitate, abrupt, quick,
immediate, rapid, swift, brisk; impetuous, hasty, rash,
impulsive: His sudden turn caught us off balance. Your change
of heart was quite sudden.
suddenly adv. 1 in a flash or a moment or a split second, all at once,
instantly, instantaneously, momentarily, fleetingly, in the
twinkling of an eye, in a trice; quickly, abruptly, swiftly,