Synonyms of successively

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• together
• consecutively
• repeatedly
• sequentially
• continuously
• running
• continually
• serially
• seriatim
• constantly
• back-to-back
• successionally
• hand running
• subsequently
• on end
• uninterruptedly
• unceasingly
• continuingly
• night and day

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intermittently
• discontinuously
• interruptedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of successively

Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials. —ArsTechnica, 2 May 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

Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games. —Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026

Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre. —ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025

Mary named one of her daughters Salome, after the Hasmonean mother queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled the country from 76 to 67 BC and was married, successively, to both sons of John Hyrcanus, the son of Simon the Maccabee. —Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025

The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices. —Nick Wells,sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025