Definitions

sequentially

[si-kwen-shuh-lee] / sɪˈkwɛn ʃə li /

ADVERB

consecutively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

successively

WEAK

continuously in succession progressively serially

ADVERB

gradually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constantly continuously deliberately gently increasingly moderately progressively regularly steadily

WEAK

bit by bit by degrees by installments imperceptibly in small doses inch by inch little by little perceptibly piece by piece piecemeal serially step by step successively unhurriedly

Antonyms

WEAK

abruptly fastly intermittently suddenly

ADVERB

ultimately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically conclusively finally someday sooner or later

WEAK

after a while after all as a conclusion at last at long last at the close by and by climactically fundamentally hereafter in conclusion in consummation in due time in future in the end in the sequel presently sometime somewhere

Antonyms

WEAK

never

Example Sentences

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For the current quarter, Moore said he expects pricing to rise in the 20% range sequentially for both types of memory.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Other simultaneous downloads swept up episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” and “Ted Lasso” out of order, though a putative human user would probably have downloaded them sequentially.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

But in this system, researchers believe the star may have produced its planets sequentially rather than all at once.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

China is now importing less oil sequentially year on year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The cars are not sequentially numbered, and it takes me a while to find car 48.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

sequentially

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