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

Governments and mining companies are increasingly interested in mining the deep ocean for minerals needed for green technologies such as batteries.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

This allows them to create focused factories that are increasingly skilled at providing care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

But that hasn’t stopped fund managers from launching new products at an increasingly rapid clip.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

The differences between soccer and football fields are clear to NFL equipment managers as the league increasingly has played at soccer venues on international trips over the last couple of decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

Ophie stilled her expression to blankness and gripped the increasingly heavy tray tighter.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively