Meaning & use
incremental
Happening in small, gradual stages rather than through sudden or large changes.
See it in a sentence
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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