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

A traditional computer solves these types of problems by trying each combination sequentially, until it finds the best one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Oracle’s performance obligations, or future contracts not yet recognized as revenue, increased $29 billion sequentially to $553 billion, while capital expenditures stayed flat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 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

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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