successive
One after another
Successive describes things that follow one after another in unbroken sequence: three successive victories, successive generations, successive attempts to reach the summit.
The word emphasizes continuity—each item comes immediately after the previous one, with no gaps or interruptions between them.
Following in unbroken sequence
- followingComing after another
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- ensuingFollowing as consequence
- nextImmediately following in sequence
back-to-back · serial · chronological · uninterrupted · sequential · linear · after · latter
Linked segments forming length
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- streakUnbroken series
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
lineup · stream · array · cascade · cycle · wave · run · progression
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
phases · steps · incremental · gradual · cumulative · building · compounding · mounting
Directly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- alignedArranged in proper position
- proximalSituated nearest the origin
- neighboringSituated beside another
abutting · bordering · adjoining · flanking · end-to-end · side-by-side
consecutive
Following in unbroken sequence
- followingComing after another
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- ensuingFollowing as consequence
next · back-to-back · serial · chronological · uninterrupted · sequential · linear · after · latter · afterward
chain
Linked segments forming length
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- streakUnbroken series
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
train · lineup · stream · array · cascade · cycle · wave · run · progression · row
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
stages · phases · steps · incremental · gradual · cumulative · building · compounding · mounting · layered
adjacent
Directly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- alignedArranged in proper position
- proximalSituated nearest the origin
neighboring · abutting · bordering · adjoining · flanking · end-to-end · side-by-side
successiverandom
Occurring without pattern
scattered · nonconsecutive · nonsequential · intermittent · disordered
successivepreceding
Coming before in order
previous · prior · antecedent · foregoing · antedating
- royal successionOrder of throne inheritance
- line of successionSequence of potential heirs
- order of successionSequence of rightful heirs
- succession crisisContested leadership transfer
- succession planScheme for replacing leaders
- presidential successionOrder of replacement leaders