CEFR B1

successive

adjective

Meaning

Following one after another in order; succeeding.

Examples

The company experienced successive increases in profit over the last quarter.
She faced successive rejections from publishers before finally getting her novel accepted.

Synonyms: next, following, consecutive, subsequent

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successive (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /səkˈsesɪv/

Definition

Following one after another in order; succeeding.

Examples

The company experienced successive increases in profit over the last quarter.
She faced successive rejections from publishers before finally getting her novel accepted.
He made successive attempts to climb the mountain, each time getting a little higher.

How to Use successive

successive to (prepositional phrase): Following directly after something in rank or position. — "The new king was the successive heir to the throne."

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