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 While graphics processing units (GPUs) have been the hardware focus of the AI buildout so far, memory, storage and CPUs have been increasingly stealing the limelight. —

Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Still, the video is raising broader concerns about how AI could be used to manipulate voters, particularly as increasingly realistic deepfake technology becomes more widespread. —

Steve Large, CBS News, 8 May 2026 As the race to the Tour de France progresses, Taylor must take increasingly dark measures to protect his secret. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2026 Outside of the biggest markets, TV money is increasingly imperiled. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for increasingly

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progressively

Adverb

In the task involving different tones, the researchers found that individual hippocampal neurons discriminated between standard and unexpected tones by making their response to the latter progressively more distinct.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Xi’s government has been progressively cranking up the use of alternative tools, from rare earths to technology.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026