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gradually

[graj-oo-uh-lee] / ˈgrædʒ u ə li /
ADVERB
happening slowly, evenly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constantly continuously deliberately gently increasingly moderately progressively regularly steadily
WEAK
bit by bit by degrees by installments imperceptibly in small doses inch by inch little by little perceptibly piece by piece piecemeal sequentially serially step by step successively unhurriedly
Antonyms
WEAK
abruptly fastly intermittently suddenly

Example Sentences

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But its upcoming public debut signals its foray into a market where the use cases for the technology are gradually emerging.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

My rapidly thinning, gradually graying hair tells me that I’m not the man I was two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Beijing gradually increased the amount of oil the teapots could import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Even when circuits are designed to be very deep, the impact of earlier operations gradually disappears.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“They don’t move across the ocean at anything like that speed. You know how it is when you spin a top? It goes around very fast, and gradually moves across the floor?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham