nonconsecutive

adjective

non·con·sec·u·tive ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv

-kə-tiv

Synonyms of nonconsecutive next

: not being in a sequence : not consecutive

Exercise three times a week on nonconsecutive days.

nonconsecutively adverb

He says he sleeps three hours a night, nonconsecutively. —

Nicholas Lemann

Examples of nonconsecutive in a Sentence

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The hit likely didn’t have much competition for either org’s top honor, having been No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 nonconsecutive weeks. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024 Donald Trump has achieved a political comeback with no parallel since the Gilded Age, when Grover Cleveland won reelection to the presidency in nonconsecutive terms. —

Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024 Not since Grover Cleveland in 1892 has a U.S. president been elected to two nonconsecutive terms in office. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2024 Trump will be the second president in American history to serve two nonconsecutive presidential terms. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonconsecutive

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonconsecutive was in 1830

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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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