gradually

Meanings

Adverb

• in a gradual manner
  • "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"

Adv

• In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
• by degrees

Synonyms

bit by bit, by degrees, by inches, continually, footmeal, gradatim, gradually, inch by inch, incrementally, little by little, momentarily, momently, one by one, one step at a time, ponderously, progressively, sluggishly, step by step, stepmeal, unsuddenly

Antonyms

abruptly, suddenly, suddently

Related Words

consecutively, sequentially, seriatim, slow