Gradually
Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.
Usage example: add the sugar to the beaten egg whites gradually to make the meringue
Increasingly and gradually are semantically related. in evenly topic. In some cases you can use "Increasingly" instead an adverb "Gradually".
Increasingly
Increasingly adverb - Advancing in amount or intensity.
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Synonyms for Increasingly
Gradually and increasingly are semantically related. You can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Increasingly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- regularly and gradually
- regularly and increasingly
- moderately and gradually
- moderately and increasingly
- piecemeal and gradually
- piecemeal and increasingly
- deliberately and gradually
- deliberately and increasingly
- slowly and gradually
- slowly and increasingly
- imperceptibly and gradually
- imperceptibly and increasingly
- gently and gradually
- gently and increasingly
Both words in one sentence
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Gradually deconstructed, as Matt Wagner became increasingly moral as he got older and started to gradually write Hunter as more and more of a sadistic thug.
Source: Byronic Hero - During To Boldly Flee: Phelous gradually takes more and more power and gives himself increasingly absurd titles.
Source: Rank Up - True to the game's form, his initial naivete is gradually transformed into insight, making him increasingly good at the Batman Gambit.
Source: Idiot Hero / Video Games
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