Synonyms of sequences

sequences 1 of 2

noun

plural of sequence

1

as in outcomes

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

the attempt to help was a natural sequence to her charitable nature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcomes
• results
• consequences
• resultants
• products
• effects
• matters of course
• sequels
• aftermaths
• developments
• issues
• precipitates
• fruits
• corollaries
• implications
• fates
• aftereffects
• children
• conclusions
• outgrowths
• backwashes
• upshots
• ramifications
• repercussions
• denouements
• echoes
• side effects
• by-products
• aftershocks
• offshoots
• afterclaps
• afterglows
• spin-offs
• fallouts
• ripples
• blowbacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasons
• causes
• factors
• occasions
• antecedents
• considerations
• determinants
• causations
• grounds
• bases
• bases
• foundations
• stimuli
• sources
• incentives
• origins
• springs
• roots
• mothers
• inspirations
• groundworks
• instigations
• impetuses

2

as in chains

a series of things linked together

a sequence of events that no one predicted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chains
• trains
• strings
• progressions
• concatenations
• consecutions
• catenations
• cycles
• nexuses
• catenae
• circles
• spectra
• chain reactions
• gauntlets
• streams
• successions
• belts
• files
• flows
• scales
• rows
• rivers
• queues
• vicious circles
• ranges
• lines
• continua
• gamuts

3

as in arrangements

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another

police are trying to reconstruct the sequence of events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrangements
• orderings
• distributions
• dispositions
• setups
• arrays
• chains
• orders
• series
• layouts
• processions
• continuities
• disposals
• successions
• patterns
• designs
• structures
• progressions
• priorities
• alignments
• systems
• precedences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• disruptions
• confusions
• upsets
• disorganizations
• disconnections

sequences

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sequence

as in files

Related Words

• files
• prioritizes
• grades
• isolates
• sorts
• hierarchizes
• ranks
• ranges
• lines
• alphabetizes
• arrays
• categorizes
• rates
• orders
• classifies
• cues
• organizes
• codifies
• systematizes
• disposes
• arranges
• maps (out)
• marshals
• lays out
• displays
• sets out
• aligns
• queues
• separates
• draws up
• unscrambles
• lines up

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• upsets
• deranges
• disarranges
• messes (up)
• rumples
• disarrays
• musses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequences

Noun

Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

The second book, Shift, consists of alternating flashback sequences, telling both the origin story of the silos and tales from past rebellions. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

In today’s organisms, proteins are encoded in the sequences of DNA, which are inherited from one generation to the next. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

The study then analyzed the complete DNA sequences and gene activity of 581 liver tumors. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Pre-season has brought many long passing sequences from players, knocking the ball around in fluid passing triangles. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Here’s a breakdown of the momentum-shifting sequences throughout the evening. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

But over the course of numerous sequels and reboots, the franchise largely shifted away from resonant character drama in favor of high-octane action sequences and increasingly monstrous beasts. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Strewn across the film, such sequences suspend narrative development, allowing images to linger beyond their immediate function. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026