Meaning & use

incremental

adjective·Academic

Happening in small, gradual stages rather than through sudden or large changes.

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The company made incremental improvements to the software with each monthly update.

Progress on the project was incremental, but steady over the course of the year.

A note on using this word

Common in business and technology contexts to contrast small, manageable steps with radical overhauls.

Words with a similar meaning

gradualstep-by-step

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Words with an opposite meaning

suddendrastic

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