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

New York — The car repo business is booming as Americans fall behind on increasingly expensive car payments. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026

Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026

However, Iranian officials in recent years have increasingly threatened to pursue the bomb. —Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026

Asian elephants face mounting threats from habitat loss, disease and human-elephant conflict, making successful live births increasingly important. —Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 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