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

Our research suggests that the modern IPO increasingly represents a chance for insiders and executives to cash out – not the start of value creation for public investors.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

It’s increasingly possible, she says, for induction elements to be combined with other kinds of surfaces—meaning a countertop that doubles as a stove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It can, however, adjust how it oversees small to midsize banks through rule-tailoring without congressional approval, Tamayo says, “and we think this is increasingly likely.”

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“This deal is pro-competitive, resulting in a stronger company better positioned to compete against dominant technology platforms in an industry increasingly defined by intense competition for audiences, talent, technology, and investment,” Paramount said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Transportation, ploughing, grinding and other tasks, hitherto performed by human sinew, were increasingly carried out by animals.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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