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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How to use serial in a sentence?

1. John Kelly:

   If nobody cared about him as a child growing up, then he didn’t have that empathy, why does he have no remorse or no guilt or no empathy for other human beings? I’ve seen this in a lot of serial killers, because they were abused.

2. Gwinnett County:

   There is nothing to connect the two cases and no reason to believe a serial killer is operating in the area.

3. Detroit Police Chief James Craig:

   I appreciate our friends in the media for really dispelling a horrible rumor that was circulating across the city that there was a serial killer and that he had dumped five bodies in dumpsters across the city, that was absolutely false, you knew it was false and we only ask that if you didn't hear it from the Detroit Police Department, it's probably not so.

4. Elizabeth Randol:

   They're [state legislature] sort of guilty of serial over-criminalization. They continue to pass ad hoc bills that could criminalize behavior that could already be charged under the current statute, yes it's responding to a tragedy … a tragedy does not mean that there are no tools available to hold people accountable in those cases.

5. Brendan Tracy:

   I watched a colleague of mine try a shooting case where someone got shot, so he’s able to try those very serious violent crimes and then switch, maybe someone who was a serial shoplifter and then charged with grand larceny and is in mental health treatment court because they had mental health issues, he was able to handle the wide range of cases and do them all fairly.