Successive

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Following one after another in order.

The team won three successive championships.

Occurring in a sequence, especially without interruption.

She had three successive promotions in her career.

Each one in an ordered series.

They held successive meetings to discuss the project.

Of or relating to things that follow in succession.

The successive waves crashed upon the shore.

Relating to a sequence of time or events.

The successive generations have shaped the culture of the region.

From Latin 'successivus', meaning 'following after'.

successive generations

A series of generations following one another.

successive terms

Terms that follow one after another in a sequence.

consecutive

Happening one after the other without interruption.

sequence

A particular order in which related events follow each other.

Continuously or in a row.

They had a successive lineup of great bands at the festival.