step-by-step

adjective

Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

“Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry.”

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stepwisebit-by-bitin small stagespiecemealgradual
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Meanings

adjectivestep-by-step (comparative more step-by-step, superlative most step-by-step)

comparative more step-by-step · superlative most step-by-step

  1. Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

    The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.

    1 more example

    Purchasing TON through a CEX is a straightforward process. As of June 2024, TON isn’t supported on other prominent exchanges such as Coinbase, Binance and Kraken. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to buy Toncoin using an example of Gate.io: […]

    2024 June 22, Dilip Kumar Patairya, “What is Toncoin (TON), and how to buy it?”, in Cointelegraph

    Synonyms: stepwise

nounstep-by-step (plural step-by-steps)

plural step-by-steps

  1. informalA step-by-step guide.

    Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveProceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

Similar
stepwise

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveone thing at a time

Similar
bit-by-bitin small stagespiecemealstepwisegradual
Also see
piecemealstepwise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish trinvis
  • trinvisproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Finnish vaiheittainen, askelittainen
  • vaiheittainenproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
  • askelittainenproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
German schrittweise, in Einzelschritten
  • schrittweiseproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
  • in Einzelschrittenproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Polish stopniowy
  • stopniowyproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Russian поша́говый, поэта́пный
  • поша́говый (pošágovyj)proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
  • поэта́пный (poetápnyj)proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Spanish paso a paso
  • paso a pasoproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Swedish steg för steg, stegvis
  • steg för stegproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
  • stegvisproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Ukrainian покро́ковий
  • покро́ковий (pokrókovyj)proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Welsh cam a cham, o gam i gam
  • cam a champroceeding from one step to the next in sequence
  • o gam i gamproceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: step-by-step on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.