SUCCESSIVENESSES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

successive

adjective

sək-ˈse-siv

Definition of successive next

as in consecutive

following one after another without others coming in between made the honor roll for three successive school terms

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Recent Examples of successive Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions). —

Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026 That would be negative for stock markets, where investors prefer successive rounds of cheaper money. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 The effort was surprising, given successive US administrations froze it out over its alleged support for militant groups, accusations Pakistan repeatedly denied. —

Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Musgrove has been playing catch every other day (and at least once on successive days) for nearly two weeks. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for successive

Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive

consecutive

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Denzel Clarke hit a two-out double in the third against MacKenzie Gore (2-1), who walked consecutive batters before Wilson’s single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, off to the great unknown of an offseason that seemingly will beg for change after a second consecutive 10th-place finish in the Eastern Conference.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026