How many syllables in successive?

There are 3 syllables in the word successive.

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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:

back-to-back

consecutive

continuous

following

in a row

in succession

ordered

sequent

sequential

serial

straight

succeeding

uninterrupted

Antonyms for successive:

alternate

alternating

aperiodic

broken

discontinuous

disjointed

inconsecutive

inconsequent

intermittent

interrupted

nonconsecutive

nonsequential

on and off

separate

simultaneous

single

sporadic

unconsecutive

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