progressively

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/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪvli/

adverb

In a progressive manner.

“progressively grow”

Similar
increasinglymore and more
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Meanings

adverbprogressively (comparative more progressively, superlative most progressively)

comparative more progressively · superlative most progressively

  1. In a progressive manner.

    progressively grow

    3 more examples

    increase something progressively

    progressively raise the standards

    The questions get progressively more difficult

  2. As part of a progression.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbadvancing in amount or intensity

Similar
increasinglymore and more
Also see
advancinglygraduallyincreasinglymomentarilymomentlymore and more

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From progressive + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan progressivament
  • progressivamentin a progressive manner
Esperanto progrese
  • progresein a progressive manner
Finnish edistyksellisesti
  • edistyksellisestiin a progressive manner
German zunehmend, stufenweise
  • zunehmendin a progressive manner
  • stufenweisein a progressive manner
  • fortschreitendin a progressive manner
  • fortschrittlichin a progressive manner
  • abschnittsweisein a progressive manner
  • schrittweisein a progressive manner
  • immerwährendin a progressive manner
  • immerin a progressive manner
Greek προοδευτικά
  • προοδευτικά (proodeftiká)in a progressive manner
Italian progressivamente
  • progressivamentein a progressive manner
Polish postępowo, progresywnie
  • postępowoin a progressive manner
  • progresywniein a progressive manner
Portuguese progressivamente
  • progressivamentein a progressive manner
Romanian din ce în ce, progresiv
  • din ce în cein a progressive manner
  • progresivin a progressive manner
  • în mod progresivin a progressive manner
Spanish progresivamente
  • progresivamentein a progressive manner
Turkish basamak basamak, derece derece
  • basamak basamakin a progressive manner
  • derece derecein a progressive manner
  • giderekin a progressive manner
  • gittikçein a progressive manner
  • kademe kademein a progressive manner
  • tedricenin a progressive manner
  • tedricî olarakin a progressive manner
Cite this entry
APA

progressively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressively

MLA

“progressively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “progressively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressively.

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