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successive

/səkˈsɛsɪv/adjective3 syllables

Successive means: in regular succession without gaps.

Synonyms for successive6

adjective, as in in regular succession without gaps

consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, ordered

also used for successive

in a series

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What does successive mean?1

adjective

1

in regular succession without gaps“serial concerts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with successive?11

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Successive in a sentence

  • I went there by myself, often on successive evenings.unknown
  • Forests can cope with one year of drought, but not successive ones.Hybrid
  • Successive owners have tinkered the place since then, but they cannot quite spoil it.Cangarejo
  • Today's land problems are the product of years of neglect by successive governments.unknown
  • It is hard to win four successive games.CM
  • Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure.The_World_Factbook
  • Successive economic crises long ago became an ideological soap opera.AlanF_US
  • The voting procedure must be completed within two successive days.sundown

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