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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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The U.A.E. said it would also exit OPEC+, a group of major oil producers that includes Russia, and gradually increase production afterward.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead of disappearing all at once, electronic order gradually loses its spatial coherence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

The plan is for this to gradually be rolled out to all areas.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Machinery whirs loudly as a rare-earth mixture is bathed in hydrochloric acid and gradually separated into pure oxides that can be shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

And gradually she became aware that she wasn’t dead after all and that Baba Joseph wasn’t her grandfather.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer