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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With Skubal coming off back-to-back 100-pitch starts, manager Dave Roberts didn’t want to push him. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Despite the comfortable five-run lead, Walker put the sellout crowd on edge by allowing a pair of back-to-back singles. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 But back-to-back five-yard penalties on the Silverhawks resulted in the field goal attempt moving to 36 yards. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The Giants, who beat Arizona 6-4 in Phoenix on July 1, have won back-to-back games against the Diamondbacks following an eight-game losing streak in the series. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Especially after a roller coaster last few years, in which the actress battled back-to-back health issues. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The Sparks, who are coming off a 78-71 home loss to Atlanta on Monday, have the unique opportunity to host a team that has already clinched one of the league’s eight playoff berths and will be playing on the second night of back-to-back games. — John Davis, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026 Singles by Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts pushed across one run, and back-to-back walks of Max Muncy and Edman forced the tying run home. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 With Aroldis Chapman unavailable after pitching on back-to-back nights, Wyatt Olds came on with a one-run lead in the bottom of the 10th. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for back-to-back

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The Lanham Act says that three consecutive years of nonuse is prima facie evidence of abandonment.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This is the second consecutive poll from the Texas Politics Project to report the same findings, as its June poll showed 29% supported and 56% opposed local data center construction.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of consecutive

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The idea that these two would have a five-minute-or-less breakup conversation, then plop down on the couch and happily embark on an acid trip together, strains credulity a little, even for this bizarre, codependent friend group.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Ice also holds mountains together, in the form of permafrost, a mix of soil, rock, sediment and ice.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of together

Adjective

The Brazil international has been omitted from the squads for the Community Shield and the Coventry game on successive weekends, and looks likely to depart before next Tuesday’s deadline.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Members grew up during the violence of the Second Intifada and under successive right-wing governments, most led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when optimism or a road map for a more peaceful future was almost entirely absent.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of successive

Adverb

Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it.

— Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026

Definition of successively

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Cook County Judge Steven Jay Rosenblum sentenced Swan to three years incarceration for the first charge and 13 years for the second, to be served consecutively, in accordance with a plea agreement reached between prosecutors and Swan’s lawyers.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
The mandatory minimum sentence for armed criminal action is three years in prison, to run consecutively to the murder charge, Johnson said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of consecutively

Adverb

The attack comes as Russia has sharply intensified its air campaign in recent days, with air raid sirens sounding repeatedly across Kyiv and explosions and the rumble of air defenses punctuating the city throughout the day.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The states presented evidence that senior executives at Meta, intent on maximizing their company’s growth, had repeatedly set aside concerns about what its products were doing to its youngest users.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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