increasingly
More and more
To an increasing degree or extent; more and more.
The word typically modifies adjectives or verbs to show something growing over time: The situation became increasingly difficult.
It often signals a trend: Increasingly, people work from home.
In slow stages
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- bit by bitIn small increments
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- little by littleIn small increments
slowly · steadily · over time · by degrees · piece by piece · piecemeal · phased · successively
At all times
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
- ceaselesslyWithout ever stopping
incessantly · continually · without letup · doggedly · steadfastly · unflaggingly · inexorably · unstoppably
To meaningful extent
- markedlyTo a conspicuous extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- considerablyBy a large margin
- substantiallyTo a significant degree
greatly · vastly · immensely · hugely · profoundly · dramatically · remarkably · strikingly
At high velocity
- exponentiallyBy powers, not steps
- swiftlyAt great speed
- quicklyAt high speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
speedily · sharply · steeply · dramatically · explosively · meteorically · precipitously · snowballing
gradually
In slow stages
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- bit by bitIn small increments
- step by stepIn ordered stages
little by little · slowly · steadily · over time · by degrees · piece by piece · piecemeal · phased · successively · sequentially
constantly
At all times
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
ceaselessly · incessantly · continually · without letup · doggedly · steadfastly · unflaggingly · inexorably · unstoppably
significantly
To meaningful extent
- markedlyTo a conspicuous extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- considerablyBy a large margin
substantially · greatly · vastly · immensely · hugely · profoundly · dramatically · remarkably · strikingly · decidedly
rapidly
At high velocity
- exponentiallyBy powers, not steps
- swiftlyAt great speed
- quicklyAt high speed
fast · speedily · sharply · steeply · dramatically · explosively · meteorically · precipitously · snowballing
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- formal adverbsaccordingly, consequently, furthermore, hence, hereby
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
increasinglydecreasingly
In reducing amounts
less and less · less · diminishingly · to a lesser extent · shrinkingly
increasinglysuddenly
Without prior indication
abruptly · all at once · immediately · instantly · instantaneously
increasinglyconstantly
At all times
unchangingly · steadily · consistently · stably · invariably