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

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increasingly

Russia and Iran have reinforced diplomatic and military links since Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, becoming increasingly reliant on each other.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Without a credible diplomatic pathway, both sides risk becoming trapped in an increasingly dangerous cycle of escalation,” said Gower, the partner at Azure Strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"The reason why all solar cells are black, and increasingly the whole panel is now black, is because black is the best absorbing colour."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Whatever that pain, that loss, that tragedy was, I managed to spin it like an alchemist into something passionate. And it’s been increasingly so since.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Body percussion can become increasingly challenging as well.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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