SUCCESSIVELY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

successively

adverb

as in together

in succession without others coming in between as he moved up the corporate ladder, he ensconced his family in successively larger homes

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Recent Examples of successively Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it. — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026 The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. — Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026 Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games. — Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

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Adverb

Head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters return for their third season together in Washington, but both coordinator positions have changed hands.

— Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The tables are packed tightly together, ensuring a boisterous, convivial atmosphere.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of together

Adverb

According to The New York Times, she was sentenced to life in prison, with two additional 30-year sentences to run consecutively with her life term.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Yust, now 37, was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder and 15 years for voluntary manslaughter, to be served consecutively.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of consecutively

Adverb

The attack comes as Russia has sharply intensified its air campaign in recent days, with air raid sirens sounding repeatedly across Kyiv and explosions and the rumble of air defenses punctuating the city throughout the day.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The states presented evidence that senior executives at Meta, intent on maximizing their company’s growth, had repeatedly set aside concerns about what its products were doing to its youngest users.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

Adverb

The new electrode material boosts performance by storing zinc ions and protons sequentially.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Partner carrier Hapag-Lloyd tallied the second quarter cash impacts of the Hormuz disruption at roughly $600 million, with average bunker consumption price increasing sequentially from $485 per metric ton in Q1 to $700 per metric ton in Q2.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequentially

Adverb

In supply chains, product data is being validated and enriched continuously rather than in periodic batches.

— Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Because the chemical bath regenerates continuously during the electrical cycle, the facility avoids producing the massive liquid and solid waste streams common in older plants.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

Rents based on sales volumes are collected, and vendor shops are continually well stocked.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Modern operational resilience demands dynamic alignment frameworks, such as expanding target setting into living check-in agreements that continually adjust resources, targets and support to match shifting market realities.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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