Difference between Following and Succeeding

What is the difference between Following and Succeeding?

Following as an adjective is coming next, either in sequence or in time while Succeeding as an adjective is following, next in order.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Coming next, either in sequence or in time About to be specified Blowing in the direction of travel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: after, subsequent to

Example sentence: I don't like following in people's footsteps; I like making my own trail.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Following, next in order.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.

Example sentence: The need to challenge the status quo is just more obvious when you're failing than when you're succeeding. But it's no less urgent.

We hope you now know whether to use Following or Succeeding in your sentence.