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incremental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of incremental

1 proceeding or changing by steps or degrees

  • the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
Synonyms of incremental

gradational, gradual, phased, piecemeal, step-by-step
Words Related to incremental

progressive, stepped, tapered

imperceptible, inching

decrescent, increscent
Near Antonyms of incremental

discontinuous, saltatory

acute, sharp

changeable, dynamic, meteoric, volatile
Antonyms of incremental

abrupt, sudden

2 produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things

  • the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
Synonyms of incremental

accretive, accumulative, additive, conglomerative, cumulative
Words Related to incremental

gradual, step-by-step, stepwise

increscent, progressive

accruable, accrued, aggregated, amassed, built-up, compiled, conglomerated
Near Antonyms of incremental

decremental, decrescent, degressive, regressive

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