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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“Much like during Covid, the shock unfolds sequentially rather than simultaneously—a rolling supply disruption moving westward,” wrote Natasha Kaneva, J.P.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

CPUs calculate sequentially, and GPUs can run those calculations in parallel.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

First Solar’s fourth quarter marked the seventh straight quarter where First Solar’s backlog declined sequentially, according to Raymond James analyst Bobby Zolper.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Active buyers totaled 86.5 million, down 3.4% year over year and roughly flat sequentially.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

We’ll assume she meets men sequentially, can judge the relative suitability for her of those she’s met, and once she’s rejected someone, he’s gone forever.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

sequentially

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