successively
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Definition
Adverb 1. In a consecutive sequence; one after another in a specified order: Indicates that actions or events happen in a series, following each other without interruption or in a logical progression.
Usage
The adverb "successively" is used to describe a series of actions, events, or items that follow one after the other in time, order, or rank. It emphasizes the sequential nature of the items in the series.
Examples
- The manager successively interviewed the three candidates, spending an hour with each one.
- The company's stock price fell successively for five trading days.
- She won the championship successively in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
- He was promoted successively from assistant manager to manager, and then to director.
Advanced Usage
- In mathematical or logical sequences: Used to describe steps or terms that follow in a defined order.
- To solve the equation, apply the operations successively as listed.
- In historical or narrative contexts: Describes a series of rulers, owners, or phases.
- The castle was owned successively by three noble families over two centuries.
Variants and Related Words
- Successive (adjective): Following one after another in a sequence.
- The team celebrated three successive victories.
- Succession (noun): A number of people or things following one after the other; the process of following in order.
- A succession of errors led to the system's failure.
Synonyms
- Consecutively: In a way that follows one after another without interruption.
- Sequentially: In a way that forms or follows a logical order or sequence.
- In turn: One after the other, especially in a specified order.
Antonyms
- Simultaneously: At the same time.
- Randomly: In a way that lacks a definite plan, pattern, or purpose.
Adverb
- in proper order or sequence
- talked to each child in turn
- the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater