successive

successive is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /səkˈsɛsɪv/

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• Hyphenation: suc‧ces‧sive

Adjective

Positive successive

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Successive things follow in order, one after another.
   • Synonyms: consecutive, following, subsequent and later

   Successive governments have refused to make the changes.

   Edward Kawak won in four successive years (1982–1985).

   Cancers were developing at younger and younger ages with each successive generation in each family.

Related words

• succeed