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Antonyms for successively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : suh k-ses-iv
Phonetic Transcription : səkˈsɛs ɪv



Definition of successively

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Medieval Latin successivus, from success-, stem of succedere (see succeed). Related: Successively.
  • As in running : adv continually
  • As in together : adv in a row
  • As in consecutively : adv following
  • As in in turn : adv in proper sequence
  • As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
  • As in gradually : adv happening slowly, evenly
  • As in apiece : adv each
Example sentences :
  • This voice was heard three years successively, but no one regarded it.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
  • Denmark, Sweden, and Russia, were then successively visited by him.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • She successively exhausted the magic lantern, the dolly, and the chair.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • All the torments that Scottish law knew of were successively applied.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • This Gentleman has stood five years successively and as often Negativ'd.
  • Extract from : « Diary of Anna Green Winslow » by Anna Green Winslow
  • Successively laid over, it triumphed at length in 1806 and 1807.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 » by Various
  • Apply to them, I say, successively to print this letter for you.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 » by Various
  • Bateman could give but one answer to these questions, as they were successively put to him.
  • Extract from : « Loss and Gain » by John Henry Newman
  • They have been accomplished at various times, but not successively.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Smith was successively first elder, prophet, seer, and revelator.
  • Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten

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