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

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, holding a bilateral meeting with India on Monday before the full Quad, said it was important to address an "increasingly severe" global security situation.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Girl group FLO agree it's increasingly important if you're going to have a long career.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

At the same time, Americans planning summer vacations are increasingly confronting higher airfare, hotel and transportation prices as instability in the Middle East and ongoing concerns over oil markets continue affecting fuel costs.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The Chinese company has increasingly leaned on alternative designs, advanced packaging techniques and its networking technology to boost the computing performance of its hardware to catch up with its American counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Although Elizebeth was happy to put William front and center, people increasingly wanted to talk about her own career.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Related Words

• more
• more and more
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