gradually

[graj-oo-uh-lee] / ˈgrædʒ u ə li /

ADVERB

happening slowly, evenly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constantly continuously deliberately gently increasingly moderately progressively regularly steadily

WEAK

bit by bit by degrees by installments imperceptibly in small doses inch by inch little by little perceptibly piece by piece piecemeal sequentially serially step by step successively unhurriedly

Antonyms

WEAK

abruptly fastly intermittently suddenly

Example Sentences

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Authorities said flights were gradually resuming at Dubai airport Monday after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fuel tank fire nearby.

From Barron's

Flights gradually resumed at Dubai airport after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fire on Monday.

From Barron's

—Bitcoin rose to its highest level in a month as it continued to recover gradually from recent weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dubai's airport, usually the busiest in the world for international flights, said it was gradually resuming activity Monday after a drone strike sparked a fuel tank fire nearby.

From Barron's

Some of these appeared fewer than 2,000 years after the asteroid strike, marking the start of a long recovery that would gradually restore biodiversity over the next 10 million years.

From Science Daily

gradually

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