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little by little
adjective as in piecemeal
adverb as in bit by bit
adverb as in by degrees
adverb as in gradually
adverb as in one by one
adverb as in partially
adverb as in partly
Weak matches
- at best
- at most
- at worst
- bit by bit
- by degrees
- carelessly
- halfway
- in a general way
- in bits and pieces
- in part
- in some measure
- in some ways
- inadequately
- incompletely
- insufficiently
- measurably
- not entirely
- not fully
- not strictly speaking
- not wholly
- notably
- noticeably
- piece by piece
- piecemeal
- relatively
- so far as possible
- to a certain degree
- to a certain extent
- up to a certain point
- within limits
Example Sentences
Gauff said she had had reservations about playing in the kingdom but agreed to go ahead and compete, believing "you have to start little by little" for change to happen.
In the U.S. they managed to save, little by little.
“It’s still scary thinking about where things will go, but no matter what, he keeps chipping away at it. And the business keeps growing little by little.”
“Things are coming in little by little,” he says in his van before driving back to Las Vegas for a court hearing to fight his eviction order.
“Some companies are trying to pull a fast one by shrinking the products little by little and hoping you won't notice,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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