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

Due to the shortage, courts are increasingly allowing electronic recording and “digital” reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

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

Private businesses — which can employ up to 100 people — were authorized in 2021 and have become an increasingly important part of Cuba's economy.

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

But it became increasingly clear to many who followed after Newton that however it started, once the Universe was up and running it ought to need no interference from outside.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Related Words

• more
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