Meaning & use

consecutive

adjective·Academic

Following one after another in unbroken sequence, without interruption.

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The team won five consecutive games before finally losing in overtime.

She worked three consecutive night shifts and slept for most of the following day.

A note on using this word

Consecutive stresses that items follow directly in order with nothing between them, unlike 'frequent,' which says nothing about sequence.

Words with a similar meaning

successivesequential

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