successive
adjectiveHow many syllables in successive?
There are 3 syllables in the word successive.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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