ENSUING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ensuing 1 of 2

adjective

as in next

being the one that comes immediately after another business was slow in the restaurant's first year, but the ensuing year saw a much-needed increase

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as in subsequent

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else the war and the ensuing famine caused unimaginable suffering

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ensuing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ensue

as in replacing

to come at a later time; to happen as a result When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.

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Oswego tied the game on its ensuing drive and pulled ahead in the second quarter for a 21-13 lead. — Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The ensuing torrent of ice and rock created a wall of water that slammed into towns and villages that sat on the riverbank, decimating infrastructure and housing. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The ensuing insults launched between Shapiro and Kennedy happened both on social media and during separate press conferences this week. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 The ensuing win stanched the wounds, as names like Mark Cuban and Cooper Flagg sat among the second-largest crowd ever to watch a Wings home game. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The Dream failed to score on their ensuing possession and the Sky hit two free throws after an intentional foul. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The ensuing fifty-one-day standoff ended in a catastrophic fire, killing seventy-six Davidians including Koresh, twenty-five children, and many who had been shot or trapped inside. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Trillions of dollars flowed into those products in the ensuing decades, but bank deposits are higher than ever. — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Punter Corliss Waitman assumed kickoff duties in the fourth quarter, and Nick Martin forced a fumble on the Chargers’ ensuing return, with Hodge recovering the loose ball. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuing

Adjective

The film from writer-director Elle Sofe Sara will get a theatrical release in early 2027 before launching on digital platforms later next year.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
This metric measures contracted revenue expected to be realized over the next 12 months, so a mid-teens growth rate is bullish.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of next

Adjective

In September 2025, the agency announced a similar holiday plan for the subsequent holiday season.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Parton had a large hand in paving the way for any subsequent entertainer who tried to navigate the push and pull between pop commerciality and musical tradition, inside and outside of country, from Garth Brooks to Shania Twain to Miley Cyrus.

— Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsequent

Verb

Dublin underdogs have won 75% of the past four openers, but four games are nowhere near enough to justify replacing the market estimate with that historical rate.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Conservation efforts have included replacing cattle with free-ranging bison, restoring Rio Grande cutthroat trout habitat, and using prescribed fire and forest management to improve ecosystem health.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacing

Adjective

Two more lottery players won big following Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.

— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Geno Segers is breaking his silence after being fired from Broadway’s Hadestown following backlash over resurfaced transgender comments.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of following

Adjective

While many of her New York contemporaries faded from cultural relevance, Kusama’s only grew in her later years.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
However, for many observers, including those in the UK, the moon will set shortly after maximum eclipse, cutting off the later stages of the partial phase.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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