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- [kuh n-sek-yuh-tiv]
- /kənˈsɛk yə tɪv/
- /kənˈsek.jʊ.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-sek-yuh-tiv]
- /kənˈsɛk yə tɪv/
Definitions of consecutive word
- adjective consecutive Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption. 3
- adjective consecutive (of a narrative, account, etc) following chronological sequence 3
- adjective consecutive following one another without interruption; successive 3
- adjective consecutive characterized by logical sequence 3
- adjective consecutive expressing consequence or result 3
- adjective consecutive following in order, without interruption; successive 3
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Origin of consecutive
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; consecut(ion) + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Consecutive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
consecutive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
consecutive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for consecutive
adj consecutive
- successive — following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
adjective consecutive
- repeated — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- serialised — to publish in serial form.
Antonyms for consecutive
adj consecutive
- discontinuous — not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
adjective consecutive
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
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