Synonyms for consecutive
- adjective
Most common
continuous successive sequential straight succeeding uninterrupted
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Successive
Other
back-to-back, uninterrupted, following, straight, succeeding, orderly
Definitions
- adj. 1
Following, in succession, without interruption.
Related words
Example sentences
- continuous Can you work on continuous improvement initiatives?
- successive I went there by myself, often on successive evenings.
- sequential Will there be a sequential translation into other languages?
- straight After the meeting she headed straight to her desk.
- succeeding Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.
- uninterrupted Some animals sleep uninterrupted throughout winter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| consecutive | steady | |
| continuous | falling | |
| successive | falling | |
| sequential | steady | |
| straight | rising | |
| succeeding | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- after2
- 6 letters
- serial3
- 7 letters
- orderly3, sequent2
- 8 letters
- straight1
- 9 letters
- following3
- 10 letters
- continuous4, successive3, succeeding3, sequential3
- 13 letters
- uninterrupted5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- consécutif
- Italiano
- consecutivo
- Español
- consecutivo
- Deutsch
- konsekutiv