in succession

ADJECTIVE

running

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constant functioning working

STRONG

active cursive dynamic executing going live moving operative proceeding producing smooth

WEAK

alive easy effortless fluent in action in operation incessant perpetual together unbroken unceasing uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

apathetic immobile inactive unexciting

WEAK

broken discontinuous intermittent occasional

ADVERB

by turns

Synonyms

WEAK

alternately one person at a time

ADVERB

consecutively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

successively

WEAK

continuously progressively sequentially serially

ADVERB

one by one

Synonyms

WEAK

gradually individually little by little one at a time separately singly step by step

ADVERB

together

Synonyms

WEAK

consecutively continually continuously night and day on end one after the other running successively unintermittedly without a break without interruption

Example Sentences

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BNP Paribas is forecasting the Fed will hike three times in succession starting in December.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

England have reached two European Championship finals in succession and been tipped to go deep into the tournament in North America.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

For Muybridge, we see still photos displayed in succession; for chatbots, we see still math calculations performed in succession.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

With these patterns occurring so close in succession, the risk/reward scenario for a long entry here makes sense.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We walked closer and sat at the edge of the sand and stared at the ocean, admiring the display of the waves in succession.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

in succession

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