Synonyms of fractionally

fractionally

adverb

as in imperceptibly

Related Words

• imperceptibly
• progressively
• increasingly
• slowly
• gradually
• hierarchically
• crescively
• little by little
• piece by piece
• gradationally
• piecemeal
• inchmeal

Dissimilar Words

• suddenly
• abruptly
• sharply
• acutely
• steeply
• hastily
• precipitously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fractionally

The retail part of the story The State Street SPDR S & P Retail ETF (XRT) is down fractionally in the last week. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 July 2026

If senior judgment matters more than ever, why not just hire it full-time instead of fractionally? — Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Naturally, players will do anything to make the hole feel even fractionally more approachable and comfortable off the tee. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026

The moon — appearing fractionally smaller than usual — was unable to cover the entirety of the sun's disk, leaving a thin sliver of its outer edge visible to surround Earth's natural satellite to create a ring in the skies over Antarctica. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026

Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026

Those who have a college degree face a fractionally lower unemployment rate at the time of writing (a little over 6%) than peers with a high school diploma or some level of college training. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025