Definition of SUCCESSIVE

successive

Adjective Satellite

  • in regular succession without gaps

Adj

  • Coming one after the other in a series.
  • Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
  • Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.

Examples

  • They had won the title for five successive years.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).

Synonyms

consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, in a series

Scrabble Score: 17

successive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
successive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
successive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

successive: valid Words With Friends Word