nonconsecutive
adjective
non·con·sec·u·tive ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv 
-kə-tiv
: 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. 
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti collects a seventh nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 6). Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 July 2022 Dangerous: The Double Album has now accumulated 62 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022 The song is performed by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the cast of Encanto on the Encanto soundtrack, which is currently in its ninth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2022 The Encanto soundtrack collects a third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Feb. 5). Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2022 Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who's vying for a second nonconsecutive term, is hoping that apathy among his party's voters after a somewhat erratic campaign will not dampen turnout in Democratic strongholds in the commuter belt outside Washington, DC. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021 And the last time a one-term president was renominated after losing was Grover Cleveland in 1892, although Cleveland did win a second nonconsecutive term. ABC News, 24 Oct. 2021 Views spent a total of 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, all in 2016. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2021 The multiday passes save riders about 15 percent on a day pass or single-trip fare, officials said, and can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive days. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More
Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 July 2022 Dangerous: The Double Album has now accumulated 62 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022 The song is performed by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the cast of Encanto on the Encanto soundtrack, which is currently in its ninth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2022 The Encanto soundtrack collects a third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Feb. 5). Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2022 Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who's vying for a second nonconsecutive term, is hoping that apathy among his party's voters after a somewhat erratic campaign will not dampen turnout in Democratic strongholds in the commuter belt outside Washington, DC. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021 And the last time a one-term president was renominated after losing was Grover Cleveland in 1892, although Cleveland did win a second nonconsecutive term. ABC News, 24 Oct. 2021 Views spent a total of 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, all in 2016. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2021 The multiday passes save riders about 15 percent on a day pass or single-trip fare, officials said, and can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive days. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
nonconsecutive
adjective
as in nonsequential
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nonsequential
- inconsecutive
- inconsequent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- consecutive
- successive
- sequential
- succeeding
- straight
- successional
- serial
- back-to-back
- continuous
- sequent
- constant
- uninterrupted