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

Many developing economies lack the infrastructure to support the kind of AI activity that is increasingly driving the U.S. economy, including the ability to generate the vast amounts of electricity needed to power data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Farms and lodges are increasingly taking up land around the park which was previously used by elephants.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

According to the specialist, families continue to find ways to cope with shortages, but the wear and tear is becoming increasingly evident.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

But their different paths left them unevenly positioned to face an entry-level job market that increasingly expects work experience and demonstrated skills alongside a degree.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

She seemed quite happy, happier certainly than the horses across the yard from her, who were becoming increasingly unsettled at the appearance of this strange intruder.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Related Words

• more
• more and more
• progressively