Synonyms & related words for successive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of successive — including consecutive, sequential, sequent, subsequent, succeeding, successional. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to successive

Explore words related to successive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nonsuccessive, inconsecutive, consecutiveness, nonconsecutive, consecution, consecutively, successively, succession. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for successive

Common synonyms for successive include consecutive, sequential, sequent, subsequent, succeeding, successional, serial, ensuing — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does successive come from?

The word successive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suc-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -cess, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.