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

“Due to Defendants’ wrongful actions, Demon Hunter’s established identity is becoming increasingly obscured within recorded music, live touring and merchandise-related channels due to overlapping use by the KPop Demon Hunters brand,” the lawsuit states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Merchants have become increasingly skilled at using consumers’ personal data, including their online shopping habits and smartphone use, to calculate an individual’s tolerance for higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

While the market has risen, its gains haven’t quite kept up with Wall Street’s increasingly sunny outlook for corporate earnings growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Still, four and a half years into the war, criticism is multiplying over the lack of dialogue between society and the presidency, which critics say has become increasingly insular.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Penelope murmured humble thanks, but inside she was beaming—and increasingly curious.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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