step–by–step

proceeding or changing by steps or degrees the incessant step-by-step advance of the enemy's troops could no longer be resisted Synonyms gradational, incremental, phased, piecemeal, step-by-stepRelated Words progressive, stepped, tapered; imperceptible, inching; decrescent, increscentNear Antonyms discontinuous, saltatory; acute, sharp; changeable, dynamic, meteoric, volatileAntonyms abrupt, sudden