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DictionarysuccessiveFollowing in sequence
adjective

successive

suk-SESS-iv/səkˈsesɪv/

Following one after another in sequence.

The successive cyclists pass through the narrow gate one after another.

Three cyclists pass through the same narrow gate one immediately after another.
Etymology
sucLatinnext to, after
+cessLatingo, move
+iveLatincharacterized by

Going after another supplies the central image: each item comes after the preceding one. “Successive” preserves this following-in-order meaning in descriptions of stages, events, or things.

In context

Rule Investment Media34:13
the vein is then progressively blasted upwards with the miners standing on the pile of blasted ore to drill each successive blast
ORE DEPOSITS 101 Part 4 Mesothermal and Greenstone Lode Gold

More examples

  • The team won three successive games.
  • Successive owners have made changes to the house.
  • The photographs show successive stages of the building project.

Forms

successive

successively adverb — One after another in a sequence.

Similar words

consecutive
Emphasizes an unbroken sequence with no gaps between items.
sequential
Emphasizes an ordered progression, especially through steps or stages.