SUCCESSIONAL Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

successional

adjective

as in consecutive

following one after another without others coming in between the successional stages that an area goes through following a devastating forest fire

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Recent Examples of successional This biological soil crust immobilizes shifting dunes and establishes a nutrient-rich substrate essential for the successional development of plant life. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026 Periodic burning or disking, to maintain early successional growth and keep a field from becoming a young forest, tends to stimulate the growth of forbs. —

Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

Additionally, recipients must live in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands, and must not be absent from the United States for a full calendar month or 30 consecutive days.

— Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
His streak of 18 consecutive finishes in the top 10 — which started at the Houston Open last year — ended at the Genesis Invitational with a tie for 12th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026