INCREASINGLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

increasingly

adverb

as in progressively

more and more; to an increasing degree People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem. Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data. The situation grew increasingly hopeless.

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Recent Examples of increasingly Scenes like that have become increasingly common at airports across the country, including near the nation's capital, as the Transportation Security Administration grapples with staffing shortages during a partial government shutdown. —

Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Barrymore, who has increasingly channeled her creative energy into design through her lifestyle and home goods brand Beautiful by Drew, took a hands-on approach throughout. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026 The news will be increasingly fake. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026 Locally and across the nation, this has meant increasingly long lines at airports. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for increasingly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasingly

progressively

Adverb

After the decision, the physicians removed and reattached the respirator, taking it away for progressively longer periods of time.

— Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The region around the kink is always soft, while stiffness increases progressively away from it.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026