nonsequential
Not in succession
Nonsequential means not following a particular order or sequence.
Nonsequential storytelling jumps between time periods rather than proceeding chronologically.
Nonsequential serial numbers aren't consecutive.
The term appears in computing, finance, and narrative contexts where the expected linear progression is absent or deliberately disrupted.
Occurring at irregular intervals
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
- spasmodicOccurring in irregular bursts
discontinuous · occasional · infrequent · erratic · desultory · on-and-off · stop-start · punctuated
Totally without arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
disjointed · muddled · scrambled · unstructured · incoherent · confused · tangled · disarray
Happening at once
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- asynchronousNot happening together
- multithreadedExecuting multiple processes simultaneously
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
non-blocking · interleaved · overlapping · branching · forked · distributed · non-linear · multipath
Spread widely apart
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- isolatedSeparated from others
- separatedPut or kept apart
interspersed · spaced · patchy · spotty · disparate · distributed · discontinuous · gapped
Based on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
erratic · indiscriminate · fortuitous · accidental · serendipitous · haphazard · incidental · unplanned
intermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
spasmodic · discontinuous · occasional · infrequent · erratic · desultory · on-and-off · stop-start · punctuated · broken
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
unsystematic · disjointed · muddled · scrambled · unstructured · incoherent · confused · tangled · disarray · shuffled
concurrent
Happening at once
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- asynchronousNot happening together
- multithreadedExecuting multiple processes simultaneously
out-of-order · non-blocking · interleaved · overlapping · branching · forked · distributed · non-linear · multipath
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- isolatedSeparated from others
separated · interspersed · spaced · patchy · spotty · disparate · distributed · discontinuous · gapped · non-contiguous
arbitrary
Based on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
chance · erratic · indiscriminate · fortuitous · accidental · serendipitous · haphazard · incidental · unplanned · probabilistic
nonsequentialsequential
Occurring in succession
consecutive · successive · ordered · in order · linear
sequence, consequence, consequences, subsequent, consecutive, subsequently, consequential, sequential, inconsequential