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

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It was the second consecutive tournament in which the 45-year-old Williams had crashed at the first hurdle after last week's Auckland Classic.

From Barron's

He was available to play Monday, but he sat out his seventh consecutive game.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s below the average over the past five years, but it would still mark the 10th quarter of consecutive growth.

From MarketWatch

Going into the season, teams had lost 135 consecutive games when down by at least 15 points entering the fourth.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in 2015, the year before the Rams moved: “This marks the 20th year without a franchise in the nation’s second-largest market and, coincidentally, the 20th consecutive year I’ve asked this question …”

From Los Angeles Times

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