piece by piece

piece by piece

adv

Definition of PIECE BY PIECE

: by degrees : piecemeal

Examples of PIECE BY PIECE

1. <worked out the solution piece by piece>

First Known Use of PIECE BY PIECE

1560

Related to PIECE BY PIECE

Synonyms: gradationally, inchmeal, little by little, gradually, piecemeal

Antonyms: abruptly, suddenly

Related Words: hierarchically; crescively, increasingly, progressively; fractionally, imperceptibly; slowly

Near Antonyms: acutely, sharply, steeply; hastily, precipitously

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Rhymes with PIECE BY PIECE

afterpiece, altarpiece, Annamese, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Beninese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, centerpiece, Ceylonese, Chersonese, chimneypiece, Congolese, Cremonese, diocese, directrice, ex libris, expertise, Faeroese, fowling piece, frontispiece, Gabonese, Genovese, Golden Fleece, Guyanese, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Lebanese, legalese, manganese, mantelpiece, masterpiece, Nepalese, Nipponese, of a piece, Pekingese, Portuguese, predecease, Siamese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, timed-release, Timorese, Tirolese, verdigris, Viennese