Little by little
Little by little adverb - By small steps or amounts.
Usage example: little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
Slowly is a synonym for little by little in gradually topic. In some cases you can use "Slowly" instead an adverb phrase "Little by little". popular alternative
Slowly
Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.
Little by little is a synonym for slowly in gradually topic. You can use "Little by little" instead an adverb "Slowly". popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moderately and little by little
- moderately and slowly
- piecemeal and little by little
- piecemeal and slowly
- deliberately and little by little
- deliberately and slowly
- gradually and little by little
- gradually and slowly
- evenly and little by little
- evenly and slowly
- gently and little by little
- gently and slowly
- steadily and little by little
- steadily and slowly
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