Synonyms for little by little
- adverb
Most common
bit by bit gradually piecemeal incrementally slowly continually
Definitions
- adv. 1
A small amount at a time.
Example sentences
- gradually Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
- piecemeal The information is leaking piecemeal to the press.
- incrementally Do it incrementally. Don't try to get it all done at once.
- slowly Between ourselves, this article is selling slowly.
- continually Kalman's hedgehog is continually exposed to music.
By length
- 6 letters
- slowly2
- 8 letters
- momently
- 9 letters
- gradually4, piecemeal2
- 11 letters
- continually5
- 13 letters
- incrementally5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slowly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- petit à petit