less and less
Gradually becoming smaller
Less and less describes a gradual decrease over time—something diminishing by degrees rather than all at once.
I find myself caring less and less about what others think.
The phrase emphasizes the progressive nature of the decline, each repetition suggesting another step down.
The opposite is more and more.
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- fading awayGradual disappearance from perception
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- thinSmall in diameter
- wearing thinGradually losing effectiveness
dwindle · shrink · decrease · decline · wane · on the wane · ebbing · over time · stepwise · diminish · incrementally · gradually · day by day · recede · losing ground · fewer · diminishing returns · taper
less and lessmore and more
In rising measure
increasingly · growing · mounting · escalating · rising
less and lessunchangingly
In unaltered fashion
undiminished · constantly · consistently · just as much · steadily
less, lesson, unless, lesser, endlessly, boundless, nonetheless, hopelessly, ruthlessly