🔢Successive

adjective
/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Meaning

following one after the other in order; consecutive
following one after the other in an uninterrupted sequence

Example Sentences

The team won three successive matches.

There were several successive failures before the project succeeded.

Synonyms

consecutive, sequential, continuous, following, uninterrupted
Entry 1
consecutive, sequential, continuous, following
Entry 2
consecutive, continuous, sequential, uninterrupted

Antonyms

intermittent, interrupted, discontinuous, sporadic
Entry 1
intermittent, interrupted, discontinuous
Entry 2
intermittent, sporadic

Collocations

successive days, successive generations, successive victories, successive years
Entry 1
successive days, successive generations, successive victories
Entry 2
successive generations, successive years, successive victories

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