Synonyms of increasingly

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.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of increasingly

Areas where forecasts consistently predict clear skies — or persistent cloud — will become increasingly obvious as eclipse day approaches. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The rise of Black power influenced Chicano activism, and many Mexican Americans increasingly shed illusions that they could be seen as white, at least legally so, and rejected assimilationist impulses. — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026