SUCCESSIVELY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

successively

adverb

as in together

in succession without others coming in between as he moved up the corporate ladder, he ensconced his family in successively larger homes

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Recent Examples of successively Yes, statistically, that’s his worst of the year — his last three games, in fact, have been successively worse, statistically. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Their concentrations then increase at successively higher trophic levels (levels of the food chain) as organisms consume contaminated prey. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it. — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026 The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. — Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026 Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

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The environment now brings quantum processors and classical high-performance computing resources together.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The biggest change is coming to first class, where passengers traveling together will be able to transform two adjoining seats into a double bed measuring 80 inches long and 60 inches wide—the same size as a standard queen bed in the US.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of together

Adverb

Researchers must repeatedly use lasers to remove this motion and cool ions close to their lowest possible energy state.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Beginning in August, Vater repeatedly contacted school administrators, district operations officials and school board members, pressing for more extensive mold testing and details about the district’s findings.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

Adverb

Intel's foundry business continued to show improvement, with revenue increasing 16% sequentially.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Casting director Ben Grimes sits with creative director Stefano Gallici and his team, and sequentially, models come in, say an enthusiastic hello, hand over their image, do a short walk across the room and back, and exit.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sequentially

Adverb

As a robot moves through an environment, its cameras continuously capture images, often recording the same objects from multiple viewpoints.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In the physical world, cameras, vibration monitors, pressure gauges and other sensors generate data continuously, and applications are inherently always-on.

— Brandon Barbello, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

That body, established in 2017 in response to the crimes of Larry Nassar, the Michigan physician who serially abused young gymnasts, can investigate misconduct, including nonsexual misconduct, in any Olympic sport.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The project has been serially delayed, out of money, rebranded and trailed by angry former business partners.

— Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 9 June 2026

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