Gradually and Well

Gradually

Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.

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

Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Well

Well adverb - In a satisfactory way.

Gradually and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Michael Vey Michael gradually discovers others who have powers similar to him, as well as a mysterious organization determined to hunt them down.
  • Video Game / Final Fantasy XIII Parental Substitute: Lightning became this to Serah following their parents' deaths, and gradually morphs into a mother figure for Hope, as well.
  • Data was made deliberately less human in an attempt to compensate, the idea being that he'd instead gradually gain humanity through experience and thus hopefully turn out, well, not evil.
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