Synonyms of piece by piece

piece by piece

adverb

as in gradually

by small steps or amounts

worked out the solution piece by piece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gradually
• bit by bit
• by degrees
• inch by inch
• little by little
• gradationally
• slowly
• inchmeal
• piecemeal
• progressively
• increasingly
• hierarchically
• crescively
• imperceptibly
• fractionally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of piece by piece

Lindsey and her team have now rebuilt the bridge piece by piece, if just a bit further downstream. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

Baer brought her to the pool house and instructed her to remove her clothes piece by piece, Kim said. — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026

The family replaced cast-iron plumbing, upgraded the electrical and other systems, and restored the brick exterior piece by piece. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026