step-by-step

step–by–step

adjective

Definition of STEP-BY-STEP

proceeding or changing by steps or degrees <the incessant step-by-step advance of the enemy's troops could no longer be resisted>

Synonyms gradational, incremental, phased, piecemeal, step-by-step

Related Words progressive, stepped, tapered; imperceptible, inching; decrescent, increscent

Near Antonyms discontinuous, saltatory; acute, sharp; changeable, dynamic, meteoric, volatile

Antonyms abrupt, sudden

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