| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening slowly, evenly |
| Synonyms: | bit-by-bit, by degrees, continuous, creeping, even, gentle, graduate, moderate, piecemeal, progressive, regular, slow, steady, step-by-step, successive, unhurried |
| Antonyms: | abrupt, infrequent, intermittent, sudden, uneven |
| Main Entry: | step-by-step |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gradual |
| Synonyms: | bit-by-bit, by degrees, continuous, creeping, even, gentle, gradational, graduate, moderate, piecemeal, progressive, regular, slow, steady, successive, unhurried |