cumulative
Building over time
Cumulative describes something that grows by successive additions.
Cumulative effects build over time; cumulative evidence strengthens with each new piece.
A cumulative total includes everything added so far.
The word emphasizes gradual accumulation rather than sudden change: The cumulative impact of years of neglect finally showed.
Proceeding by small additions
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
multiplication · amplification · expansion · surge · proliferation · augmentation · intensification · accretion
Jointly more effective
- compoundedCombined or worsened
- combinedMerged into one
- aggregateCombined sum total
- additiveSubstance mixed in
net · overall · long-term · repeated · chronic · exposure · dosage · impact
Occurring in succession
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- iterativeInvolving repeated cycles
phased · layered · building · developmental · advancing · evolving · ongoing · continuous
Addition's result
- tallyRecorded count
- aggregateCombined sum total
- netFinal amount remaining
- grossTotal before subtractions
count · amount · overall · combined · collective · summation · consolidated · comprehensive
Attention, stake, or fee
- compoundCombined into one
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- returnsProfits from investments
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
investment · earnings · annuities · portfolio · principal · reinvestment · appreciation · capitalization
Assigning marks to work
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- scoringEarning points in competition
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- portfolioCollected works or assets
continuous · formative · weighted · semester · credits · GPA · marks · assignments
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- compoundingElements merging progressively
escalation · multiplication · amplification · expansion · surge · proliferation · augmentation · intensification · accretion · mounting
synergistic
Jointly more effective
- compoundedCombined or worsened
- combinedMerged into one
- aggregateCombined sum total
additive · net · overall · long-term · repeated · chronic · exposure · dosage · impact · toxicity
sequential
Occurring in succession
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
iterative · phased · layered · building · developmental · advancing · evolving · ongoing · continuous
sum
Addition's result
gross · count · amount · overall · combined · collective · summation · consolidated · comprehensive · entirety
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
dividends · investment · earnings · annuities · portfolio · principal · reinvestment · appreciation · capitalization · deposits
grading
Assigning marks to work
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- scoringEarning points in competition
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
portfolio · continuous · formative · weighted · semester · credits · GPA · marks · assignments · performance
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- totalityall, entirety, everything, whole, totality
- totalssum, total, grand total, tally, subtotal
- distributionsnormal, uniform, binomial, exponential, bell curve
- data statesraw, processed, filtered, normalized, validated
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
cumulativedecremental
Reducing by stages
subtractive · decreasing · regressive · diminishing · declining
cumulativeindividual
One separate human being
separate · isolated · discrete · singular · independent
cumulativeinstantaneous
Happening without any delay
momentary · concurrent · snapshot · periodic · episodic
- cumulative effectCombined result over time
- cumulative GPACombined academic score
- cumulative examTest covering all topics
accumulation, accumulating, accumulative, cumulatively, cumulation, accumulations