CRESCIVELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

crescively

adverb

as in increasingly

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Adverb

The fabric has become increasingly popular among our Shop AD editors in seasons like fall and winter.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2026
Modern naval operations increasingly depend on the coordination of multiple platforms rather than the capabilities of a single vessel or sensor.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of increasingly

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As agents accumulate conversation history, retrieved documents, memory, system instructions, tool definitions and execution state, interactions can progressively become larger and more expensive.

— Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Abrams does yeoman’s work with a character stuck in a tight spot for most of the running time, constantly grunting and gasping with a mixture of anguish and exhaustion as his body gets progressively more beat up and broken.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressively

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Once synonymous with industry—Renault operated its enormous factory here for much of the 20th century—the island has been gradually reinventing itself as a cultural district.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
China has opened much of its financial sector to foreign firms since 2018, gradually lifting foreign ownership caps on services such as securities, futures and fund management.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gradually

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The youth of the country, along with some dreamers and fighters, were the ones pushing it forward little by little.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Doing a job little by little — or styling to-do list tasks that way — has been more effective than anticipating it with the all-or-nothing thinking that can make responsibilities feel daunting.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of little by little

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