One entry found for gradually.

Entry Word: gradually
Function: adverb
Text: by small steps or amounts <gradually worked his way down the class roster> <add the sugar to the beaten egg whites gradually to make the meringue>
Synonyms gradationally, little by little, piece by piece, piecemeal
Related Words hierarchically, increasingly, progressively; fractionally, imperceptibly; slowly
Near Antonyms acutely, sharply, steeply, unprogressively; hastily, precipitously
Antonyms abruptly, suddenly