Synonyms for gradually
grad·u·al·ly

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1. gradually, bit by bit, step by stepadverb

   in a gradual manner

   "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"

   Synonyms:
   step by step, in stages, piecemeal, stepwise, little by little, bit by bit

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1. graduallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   regularly, slowly, by degrees, step by step, little by little, by little and little

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1. List of paraphrases for "gradually":

   progressively, incrementally, slowly, steadily, gradual, progressive, increasingly, phased

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1. Tacitus:

   Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

2. Natasha Landell-Mills:

   Saudi Aramco is a really interesting test as to whether the market is getting serious about pricing in energy transition risk, the longer that (the IPO) gets delayed, the less willing the market will be to price it favorably because gradually investors are going to need to ask questions about how valuable those reserves are in a world that is trying to get down to net zero emissions by 2050.

3. Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda:

   Achieving the primary balance target is just a first step. Only through this would Japan think about gradually reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio.

4. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

   When we open our society again, we have to do it gradually and we have to make it staggered.

5. Albert Camus:

   In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.