decreasingly
In diminishing measure
Decreasingly means to a lessening degree or extent—the opposite of increasingly.
Something happens decreasingly when it diminishes over time: The treatment became decreasingly effective.
The word is uncommon; most speakers prefer "less and less" in ordinary speech.
A smaller amount
- fewerSmaller in number
- reducedMade less in amount
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
waning · ebbing · fading · declining · tapering · receding · subsiding · contracting
In increasing stages
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- incrementallyBy small successive amounts
- graduallyIn slow stages
- slowlyAt reduced speed
step-by-step · bit-by-bit · by degrees · systematically · sequentially · continuously · persistently
Not often occurring
- seldomOn few occasions
- infrequentlyNot happening often
- uncommonlyTo an unusual degree
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
scarcely · barely · hardly · sparsely · occasionally · few and far between
less
A smaller amount
dwindling · waning · ebbing · fading · declining · tapering · receding · subsiding · contracting · lessening
progressively
In increasing stages
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- incrementallyBy small successive amounts
- graduallyIn slow stages
slowly · step-by-step · bit-by-bit · by degrees · systematically · sequentially · continuously · persistently
rarely
Not often occurring
- seldomOn few occasions
- infrequentlyNot happening often
- uncommonlyTo an unusual degree
sporadically · scarcely · barely · hardly · sparsely · occasionally · few and far between
faintly
In a weak manner
mildly · subtly · gently · lightly · faintly · palely · quietly · feebly
decreasinglyincreasingly
To a greater extent
more and more · exponentially · mounting · cumulatively · expansively