Consecutive
/kənˈsɛk.jʊ.tɪv/
Consecutive means things that happen one after another without any breaks in between, like having five consecutive days of practice for a sports team.
Examples
- During the basketball tournament, our team won three consecutive games, which gave us the confidence we needed to face our toughest opponents in the championship match.
- After reading five consecutive chapters of my favorite book, I couldn't put it down and had to know how the story would end for the main character.
- The scientist recorded the weather patterns for ten consecutive days, hoping to find a clear trend that would help predict the upcoming climate changes in our region.
Synonyms
sequential
successive
in a row
continuous
straight
Antonyms
interrupted
non-sequential
broken
discontinuous
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