IMPERCEPTIBLY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

imperceptibly

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as in fractionally

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Recent Examples of imperceptibly An old window sash can sag almost imperceptibly and leak warm air out of the top. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026 The continuous rails bend so imperceptibly that passengers feel nothing more than a smooth, butter-like glide across the water. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 The eggs are drizzled, almost imperceptibly, with honey that gives the dish fabulous depth. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 Inflammation triggered by obesity gums up these actions, causing both blood sugar and cholesterol levels to rise silently, gradually, and imperceptibly, causing harm. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 The nanobubbler system — essentially imperceptibly small bubbles meant to oxygenate the water and choke off algae growth — had never been tested at this scale on a public monument before deployment. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Progress continued, if slowly and imperceptibly, from that point forward. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026 Something internal shifted, almost imperceptibly but irreversibly. — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026 They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026

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Shares of Microsoft are up fractionally Wednesday, bucking the broader market declines and weakness in cloud-computing peers Amazon , Google and Oracle .

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
In the decade between 2026 and 2016, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the hours men spend on household activities have fractionally increased, while the hours carried out by women have slightly decreased.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fractionally

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The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.

— Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Philadelphia’s 2022 World Series loss to Houston began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.

— Charles Odum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressively

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Everyone must be ready for anything, and as 100 becomes 50, the kitchen slowly empties and the competition intensifies until one cook eventually walks away victorious.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
That was written for a world where the consequences of misplaced trust arrived slowly enough to correct.

— Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of slowly

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Advances in electrical power systems, tracking technology, beam control and compact high-energy lasers are making the concept increasingly practical.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Through the administration’s embrace (and extensive personal leveraging) of crypto’s potential, crypto and retail speculation are increasingly being woven into the fabric of communicative and cultural spaces.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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