What does increasingly mean?
Definitions for increasingly
ɪnˈkri sɪŋ liin·creas·ing·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word increasingly.
Princeton's WordNet
increasingly, progressively, more and moreadverb
advancing in amount or intensity
"she became increasingly depressed"
Wiktionary
increasinglyadverb
increasing in amount or intensity
Wikipedia
Increasingly
Increasingly is the first EP by the band 12012, released on April 28, 2004.
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increasingly
Increasingly is an adverb used to define a process or action that is growing or developing gradually over time, steadily becoming more frequent, intense, severe, widespread, or a greater quantity or degree. It often indicates progression in a particular situation or condition.
Webster Dictionary
Increasinglyadverb
more and more
Wikidata
Increasingly
Increasingly is the first EP by the band 12012, released on April 28, 2004.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasingly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1524
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasingly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3779
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasingly' in Adverbs Frequency: #144
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of increasingly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of increasingly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of increasingly in a Sentence
For Apple's own business, it marks the strategic shift away from a central hardware focus to a business in which subscription content and services are increasingly important for margin and revenues.
We humans have become so technologically sophisticated that in certain ways we're dangerous to ourselves. It's going to be increasingly important over time for humanity to take a longer-term view of its future.
Americans are tired of fearing if they or their families will be the next victims of a mass shooting. Our children are tired of being told to ‘run, hide, and fight,’ these regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear.
These companies have achieved scale quickly and now increasingly are growing in developed markets.
Nearly all of California has seen much above average rainfall totals over the past several weeks, with totals 400-600% above average values, this has resulted in nearly saturated soils and increasingly high river levels.
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