series synonyms

series

n.

rank, file, line, row, set, train, range, list, string, chain, order, sequence, succession, group, procession, continuity, column, cordon, progression, suite, category, classification, tier, suit, scale, array, gradation.

series applies to a number of similar, more or less related things following one another in time or place a series of concerts; sequence emphasizes a closer relationship between the things, such as logical or casual connection, numerical order, etc. the sequence of events; succession merely implies a following of one thing after another, without any necessary connection between them a succession of errors; chain refers to a series in which there is a definite relationship of cause and effect or some other logical connection a chain of ideas

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