sequentially C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services US /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ UK /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a successive order, one after another The tasks must be performed sequentially, not all at once. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a successive order, one... consecutivelysuccessivelyseriallysuccessionally ↔ Opposites simultaneouslyconcurrentlyrandomly Word family Related forms sequentialsequencesequelconsequence Etymology AI details From sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. sequi Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sequentially **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a successive order, one after another ## Examples - The tasks must be performed sequentially, not all at once. ## Synonyms - consecutively - successively - serially - successionally ## Antonyms - simultaneously - concurrently - randomly ## Related Forms - sequential - sequence - sequel - consequence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sequi ## Etymology From sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Sequentially comes from sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The historical chain includes Latin sequi. Older glosses in the chain include "to follow", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sequentially is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "in a successive order, one after another". related forms include sequential, sequence, sequel, and consequence. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Shopping & Services - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown