increasingly

adverb

in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 

ˈin-ˌkrē-

: to an increasing degree

an increasingly dangerous situation

Examples of increasingly in a Sentence

People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.

Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data.

The situation grew increasingly hopeless.

Recent Examples on the Web

Starting in the 1880s, the city and county each built a series of increasingly spacious jails—and then proceeded to fill them well above capacity each winter. —JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025

Duan says this practice is increasingly prevalent within China’s CAE industry, partly to allay clients’ concerns about data security. —Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025

While the conversation has centered on how the sea will lap away at the ice shelves, some scientists are increasingly concerned about what’s happening up top, as warming air melts the ice sheet’s surface. —Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025

Rising temperatures have increasingly worsened wildfires. —Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for increasingly

• unceasingly

Kids Definition

increasingly

adverb

in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 

ˈin-ˌkrē-

: to an increasing degree : more and more

the work became increasingly difficult