Synonyms of progressively

progressively

adverb

as in increasingly

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of progressively

On paper, The Face of Horror sounds like an engaging melodrama throwback, giving its young talent the unique opportunity to take on classic material in a progressively modern cinematic landscape. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Underestimating the Labor Involved While smaller trees can be dug up by hand, manually removing a stump becomes progressively harder the larger the tree. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

In later stages, the stem cells become progressively more specialized, and each class generates specific types of tissue such as nervous system cells or blood. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Fashion has spent the last few years making sneakers progressively less athletic-looking. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

He’s progressively improved in his eight starts with the Dodgers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The penalty tax is a scale that progressively increases based on how many millions a team is over the luxury-tax threshold. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Engineers can progressively increase operating demands while collecting performance and durability data before committing hardware to another flight. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

The cuts have already progressively begun, with the current budget of €28 million dropping to €24 million in 2027, and €22 million in 2028. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026