increasingly

American  

[in-kree-sing-lee] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ li /

adverb

1. to an ever greater degree; more and more: Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

   He became increasingly nervous and overwrought and began to suffer bouts of depression.

   Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

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Etymology

Origin of increasingly

increasing ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

This adverb applies to anything that is happening more often, in greater numbers, or with greater intensity. An increasingly hot summer keeps getting hotter. To increase something is to add to it numerically, like increasing the size of your family by having a baby. Anything that happens increasingly is growing in some way. An increasingly depressed person keeps getting sadder. An increasingly sick patient keeps getting worse. An increasingly corrupt government is getting less and less honest. When you see this word, you know something is intensifying.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

increasingly

Alarming weaker Gulf countries like Kuwait, Iran’s leaders are increasingly talking about offensive operations on enemy territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Yet, likes are increasingly viewed as a way to foster negative feelings, particularly among young people.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

At the same time, research increasingly suggests that many risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia can be modified.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Some who live in the shadow of Diablo Canyon say a 2045 extension feels increasingly inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Another one is funny—a list of increasingly ridiculous excuses to get out of a punishment.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively