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little by little
adjective as in piecemeal
Strongest match
Weak matches
adverb as in bit by bit
Weak matches
adverb as in by degrees
adverb as in gradually
adverb as in one by one
Weak matches
adverb as in partially
adverb as in partly
Weak matches
- at best
- at most
- at worst
- bit by bit
- by degrees
- carelessly
- halfway
- in a general way
- in bits and pieces
- in part
- in some measure
- in some ways
- inadequately
- incompletely
- insufficiently
- measurably
- not entirely
- not fully
- not strictly speaking
- not wholly
- notably
- noticeably
- piece by piece
- piecemeal
- relatively
- so far as possible
- to a certain degree
- to a certain extent
- up to a certain point
- within limits
Example Sentences
"Bears living in the mountains are usually intelligent, so if you calmly back away little by little, the bear will likely retreat as well," Matsuhashi told AFP.
Like the rich man who lost his money, it happened to me little by little then all at once.
"After every wave of protest, round up as many political prisoners as possible, and then, little by little, trade them for a thaw in relations with the West."
Paul was undeterred, and little by little he wore Anthony down.
“It happened incrementally, every day, little by little,” Bates said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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