Synonyms of sequence

sequence 1 of 2

noun

ˈsē-kwən(t)s 

1

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcome
• result
• resultant
• consequence
• product
• matter of course
• effect
• aftermath
• sequel
• development
• upshot
• corollary
• precipitate
• fate
• implication
• backwash
• issue
• conclusion
• fruit
• outgrowth
• child
• aftereffect
• denouement
• ramification
• repercussion
• echo
• side effect
• fallout
• by-product
• aftershock
• offshoot
• afterglow
• afterclap
• spin-off
• blowback
• ripple

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cause
• reason
• factor
• consideration
• basis
• occasion
• base
• antecedent
• ground
• causation
• foundation
• determinant
• stimulus
• source
• origin
• mother
• spring
• incentive
• inspiration
• groundwork
• root
• impetus
• instigation

2

as in chain

a series of things linked together

a sequence of events that no one predicted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chain
• train
• string
• progression
• concatenation
• consecution
• catenation
• continuum
• nexus
• cycle
• catena
• chain reaction
• succession
• flow
• circle
• spectrum
• gauntlet
• scale
• stream
• belt
• file
• row
• gamut
• river
• vicious circle
• queue
• range
• line

3

as in arrangement

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

• arrangement
• ordering
• distribution
• disposition
• order
• chain
• setup
• continuity
• array
• series
• layout
• procession
• disposal
• succession
• design
• progression
• pattern
• precedence
• structure
• priority
• alignment
• system
• aligning
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorder
• disruption
• confusion
• disorganization
• upset
• disconnection
• disjointedness

sequence

2 of 2

verb

as in to file

Related Words

• file
• prioritize
• grade
• array
• hierarchize
• rank
• order
• sort
• isolate
• classify
• rate
• organize
• range
• categorize
• systematize
• alphabetize
• arrange
• dispose
• codify
• set out
• draw up
• lay out
• line
• marshal
• line up
• separate
• align
• display
• cue
• queue
• map (out)
• unscramble

Dissimilar Words

• disarray
• upset
• disorder
• derange
• disarrange
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• rumple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequence

Noun

Lasting wealth only happens when all four run in sequence, and skipping one is why so many capable leaders stall. — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

But the return is the emotional center of the movie, that sequence with Anne. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Verb

University of Copenhagen paleoproteomics researcher Enrico Cappellini, also a co-author of the study, hopes the team will sequence proteins from other South African hominins, as well as species from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia in east Africa. — ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

Future Society raised the stakes and hopped in a plane to capture real-life cloud microbes—sequencing them in-house to bring this ethereal, cloud-like scent to life. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 17 June 2026