consecutive

[kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv] / kənˈsɛk yə tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

in sequence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ensuing successive

WEAK

after chronological connected constant continuing continuous following going on in order in turn increasing later logical numerical one after another progressive running sequent sequential serial serialized seriate seriatim succedent succeeding successional understandable uninterrupted

Antonyms

WEAK

broken discontinuous infrequent intermittent interrupted unconsecutive

Example Sentences

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But playing their seventh consecutive game against teams that are currently below .500, the Lakers let bad habits slip back in.

From Los Angeles Times

After another bungled team performance from McLaren, Max Verstappen is now within reach of what seemed to be an improbable fifth consecutive drivers' world championship.

From Barron's

It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.

From Barron's

The reading is in line with an official survey released Sunday, which showed factory activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500 and Dow both rose for a seventh consecutive month.

From The Wall Street Journal

consecutive

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