Need another word that means the same as “successive”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “successive” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Successive” are: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, in a row, straight, solid, succeeding, in succession, following, running, continuous, unbroken, uninterrupted
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “successive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| consecutive | Following each other continuously. Five consecutive months of serious decline. |
| continuous | Continuing in time or space without interruption- James Jeans. Lived in continuous fear. |
| following | Immediately following in time or order. Tried to outrun the following footsteps. |
| in a row | Holding office. |
| in succession | Currently fashionable. |
| running | Done while running. In running or working order. |
| sequent | Following in a sequence or as a logical conclusion. The period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness. |
| sequential | Forming or following in a logical order or sequence. Sequential processing of data files. |
| serial | Pertaining to or composed in serial technique. A serial publication. |
| solid | Of good quality and condition solidly built. A solid base hit. |
| straight | Simple straightforward. He gave her a straight no nonsense look. |
| succeeding | Coming after or following. Over the succeeding decades recording equipment got cheaper. |
| unbroken | Marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence. Unbroken land. |
| uninterrupted | Having undisturbed continuity. The window gives an uninterrupted view of the mountains. |
| alphabetical | In the order of the letters of the alphabet. An alphabetical index. |
| cession | The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state. The cession of twenty important towns. |
| concatenate | Add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series. Concatenate characters. |
| consecutive | In a consecutive manner. A consecutive pattern of what the film would be like. |
| constant | Steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection. A constant friend. |
| continual | Continual meaning seemingly uninterrupted is often used interchangeably with continuous meaning without interruption. Continual is often used interchangeably with continuous. |
| continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption. The continuation of discussions about a permanent peace. |
| continuity | The unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over time. They have provided the country with a measure of continuity. |
| continuous | (of a function) of which the graph is a smooth unbroken curve, i.e. one such that as the value of x approaches any given value a, the value of f(x) approaches that of f(a) as a limit. A continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light. |
| episode | A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. Acute psychotic episodes. |
| homologous | (of chromosomes) pairing at meiosis and having the same structural features and pattern of genes. A seal s flipper is homologous with the human arm. |
| incessant | (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption. The incessant beat of the music. |
| interlocking | The act of interlocking or meshing. A design of interlocking leaves. |
| nonstop | Occurring without stops. A nonstop flight to Atlanta. |
| ordered | Having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule. An ordered sequence. |
| perpetual | Occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted. Hell s perpetual fires. |
| repetitive | Repetitive and persistent. A repetitive task. |
| row | The act of rowing as a sport. Rows of barbed wire protected the trenches. |
| sequel | A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one. The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel. |
| sequence | Arrange in a sequence. Trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced. |
| sequential | Performed or used in sequence. A series of sequential steps. |
| serial | A serialized set of programs. He was a serial adulterer. |
| seriatim | In a series; one after another. It is proposed to deal with these matters seriatim. |
| series | A serialized set of programs. A series III SWB Land Rover. |
| streak | Cover a surface with streaks. Had a streak of bad luck. |
| subsequence | Following in time. An affair which appeared in due subsequence in the newspapers. |
| succession | A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other. A succession of failures. |
| successively | Immediately one after another. He served successively as a major and a lieutenant colonel. |
| unceasing | Continuing forever or indefinitely. The unceasing efforts of the staff. |
| uninterrupted | (of a view) unobstructed. The window gives an uninterrupted view of the mountains. |
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