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successive
adjective
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Divide successive into syllables:

suc · ces · sive

How to pronounce successive:

Definition of successive:

successive (adjective):
in regular succession without gaps.
following another or others without interruption
following in order following each other without interruption

Synonyms for successive:

uninterruptedconsecutivecontinuousserialstraightsucceedingsequentialorderedfollowing

Antonyms for successive:

simultaneousintermittentseparatesingledisjointedalternatingbrokeninterruptedalternateinconsequent
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