Synonyms for serial
ˈsɪər i əlse·ri·al

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1. serialadjective

   Having to do with or arranged in a series.

   Synonyms:
   sequential

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1. serial, seriesnoun

   a serialized set of programs

   "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"

   Synonyms:
   serial publication, series

   Antonyms:
   synchronic, synchronal, synchronous, disordered, unordered

2. series, serial, serial publicationadjective

   a periodical that appears at scheduled times

   Synonyms:
   serial publication, series

   Antonyms:
   synchronal, synchronous, disordered, synchronic, unordered

3. consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successiveadjective

   in regular succession without gaps

   "serial concerts"

   Synonyms:
   incidental, nonparallel, accompanying, ensuant, sequent, consequent, consecutive, straight, resultant, in series(p), attendant, back-to-back, successive, concomitant, sequential

   Antonyms:
   disordered, synchronic, synchronous, unordered, synchronal

4. serialadjective

   pertaining to or composed in serial technique

   "serial music"

   Synonyms:
   sequent, successive, in series(p), nonparallel, sequential, consecutive

   Antonyms:
   synchronic, synchronal, synchronous, unordered, disordered

5. serialadjective

   pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series

   "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"

   Synonyms:
   sequent, successive, in series(p), nonparallel, sequential, consecutive

   Antonyms:
   unordered, synchronous, synchronic, disordered, synchronal

6. serial, in series(p), nonparalleladjective

   of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations

   "serial processing"

   Antonyms:
   unordered, disordered, synchronous, synchronal, synchronic

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1. serialadjective

   Synonyms:
   successive, consecutive, continuous, continued

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1. List of paraphrases for "serial":

   series, recurrent, serialized, instalment, number, suite, range, set, serials, stock, standard

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1. Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver:

   Implementation is key, but in the mean time, events keep intervening, and there are serial disappointments, and what (International Monetary Fund Managing Director) Christine Lagarde has called 'the new mediocre' is something that we seem to be confronting.

2. Prosecutor Jarrett Ferentino:

   We are not talking about fear. We are not talking about fright. We are talking about terror and torture with a capital T. Prosecutor Jarrett J. Ferentino (arguing for the imposition of dearly upon serial killer Hugo Selenski)

3. James Craig:

   It appears we may have a serial killer.

4. Ryan Mauro:

   It does nothing to persuade jihadists to support Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda instead of ISIS and its brutality will only further alienate Muslims, when ISIS brags about massacring civilians, it is self-aware enough to include lengthy justifications. Al-Shabaab fails to do that and just looks like serial killers.

5. Fairfax Police Chief Kevin Davis:

   He's killed four already, and we suspect that he has more victims. He's a predator, as all serial killers are.