Synonyms of successive

successive

adjective

sək-ˈse-siv 

as in consecutive

following one after another without others coming in between

made the honor roll for three successive school terms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consecutive
• straight
• succeeding
• sequential
• uninterrupted
• back-to-back
• continuous
• successional
• sequent
• in series
• subsequent
• serial
• next
• following
• constant
• ensuing
• later
• posterior

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonconsecutive
• nonsequential
• inconsequent
• inconsecutive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of successive

In its first decade, the band released a record almost every year, with each successive album reaching for a new high. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

This renowned garden has been carefully maintained by successive generations of specialist officers from the Kyoto Office of the Imperial Household Agency. — Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

But even ragged with a slippery ball, the Springboks still blanked Wales in successive matches for the first time since the first two matches in this rivalry, in 1906 and 1912. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

China has improved the quieting of successive Type 093 variants, but submarine stealth depends on more than hull shape or propulsion type. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026