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

Insurers are increasingly requiring mitigation from their policy holders. —Contessa Brewer,dawn Giel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025

Because the rest of industry is increasingly squaring off with the brand managers, who have bought their competitors, are taking floor space and are now positioned to flood some of the media landscape. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025

According to the source, the threat increasingly comes from lone actors or sleeper cells, which require minimal resources and are harder to detect, but can still cause mass casualties and inspire copycat attacks. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Human rights lawyers have commented that whistleblowers and journalists who work with them are being subjected to increasingly harsh treatment by the state, including imprisonment and on occasion torture. —Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

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