BACK-TO-BACK Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈbak-tə-ˈbak

Definition of back-to-back

as in consecutive

following one after another without others coming in between the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises

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adverb

ˈbak-tə-ˈbak

as in together

in succession without others coming in between the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen

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Recent Examples of back-to-back

Adjective

Your request for back-to-back weeks off at the last minute is unreasonable. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 July 2026 His frustration is echoed across La Guaira, the coastal state hit hardest by the back-to-back earthquakes on June 24. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026 Argentina is attempting to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups. — Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 Caminero also will be the 14th player to start back-to-back All-Star games in his age 22 (or younger) season, and the first to do so at third base. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Chapman gave up back-to-back singles after his milestone strikeout, but got Jo Adell to ground into a double play to secure his 17th save. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Very few players suffer back-to-back top-flight relegations, only to become one of the Premier League’s most expensive signings. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Hurricanes Helene and Milton (2024) The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season produced two back-to-back hurricanes that caused considerably damage in the Southeast. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for back-to-back

Adjective

The pool did not open Saturday with the city's other outdoor pools after mechanical problems delayed the start of the season for the second consecutive year.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 2 July 2026
The bank has missed revenue expectations for two consecutive quarters, helping to explain the stock's significant year-to-date underperformance.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Definition of consecutive

Adverb

As thousands sing, clap and chant together, attendees describe a feeling of bliss and belonging, a chance to step outside the pressures of work, studies and an increasingly competitive society.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Guests also visited a memory table filled with photos of Love and her father together, along with some of his favorite things, including a football, weights and his scriptures.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of together

Adjective

Worse still, their neural activity actually decreased over successive assignments; by the end, many were defaulting to copy-paste.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Los Cafeteros topped Group K ahead of Portugal as their 0-0 stalemate against the Seleção was preceded by successive wins against DR Congo and Uzbekistan.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of successive

Adverb

The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.

— Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of successively

Adverb

Kyle Backhus hit two batters consecutively, forcing in a run and making it 8-4.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 July 2026
In his sentencing decisions last week, O’Connor employed the terrorism enhancements to trigger mandatory minimum prison terms and ordered their sentences to be served consecutively.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026

Definition of consecutively

Adverb

The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
County officials have repeatedly warned that fraudulent claims take money away from public services and shift the tax burden to honest taxpayers.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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