Decidedly and Gradually

Decidedly

Decidedly adverb - Without question and beyond doubt.
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Synonyms for Decidedly

Gradually and decidedly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Decidedly".

Nearby Word: decided

Gradually

Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

Decidedly and gradually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decidedly" instead an adverb "Gradually".

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Both words in one sentence

  • He later becomes a decidedly half-hearted Christian monk, but gradually returns to his old pagan ways.
  • Back from the Dead One of the major POV characters is a young demon named Child, who displays a number of decidedly un-demonlike behaviors and gradually realizes that she is actually the sorceress Miranda, a human character who died in the previous sub-series.
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