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English adjective: following | |||
| 1. | following about to be mentioned or specified | ||
| Samples | The following items. | ||
| Synonyms | undermentioned | ||
| Similar | succeeding | ||
| Antonyms | preceding | ||
| 2. | following immediately following in time or order | ||
| Samples | The following day. Next in line. The next president. The next item on the list. | ||
| Synonyms | next | ||
| Similar | succeeding | ||
| Antonyms | preceding | ||
| 3. | following going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction | ||
| Samples | The crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade. Tried to outrun the following footsteps. | ||
| Similar | pursuing | ||
| Antonyms | leading | ||
| 4. | following in the desired direction | ||
| Samples | A following wind. | ||
| Similar | favorable, favourable | ||
| Antonyms | unfavorable, unfavourable | ||
English noun: following | |||
| 1. | following (group) a group of followers or enthusiasts | ||
| Synonyms | followers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | claque, faithful, fandom | ||
| Member holonym | buff, devotee, fan, lover | ||
| 2. | following (act) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | ||
| Samples | The culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit. | ||
| Synonyms | chase, pursual, pursuit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shadowing, stalk, stalking, tailing, tracking, trailing | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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