increasingly

adverb

in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 

ˈin-ˌkrē-

: to an increasing degree

an increasingly dangerous situation

Examples of increasingly in a Sentence

People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.

Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data.

The situation grew increasingly hopeless.

Recent Examples on the Web

Life care communities have become increasingly popular in Connecticut, the state with the seventh oldest population in the nation. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

As conversations around healthy aging increasingly shift from simply living longer to maintaining mobility, cognitive health, and quality of life, environmental exposures are becoming another part of that picture. — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

That is potentially significant because modern military operations increasingly depend on networks containing aircraft, ships, unmanned systems, sensors and command-and-control nodes from multiple organizations. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

As prediction markets increasingly list contracts tied to political decisions and government activity, that information can become directly tradable. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for increasingly

• unceasingly

Kids Definition

increasingly

adverb

in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 

ˈin-ˌkrē-

: to an increasing degree : more and more

the work became increasingly difficult