Meaning & use

more and more

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To a steadily increasing extent or degree, used to describe something growing over time.

See it in a sentence

More and more people are choosing to work from home since the pandemic began.

As the deadline approached, she grew more and more anxious about finishing on time.

A note on using this word

More and more functions as an adverbial phrase describing gradual increase and can modify either a verb phrase or an adjective.

Words with a similar meaning

increasinglyprogressively

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Words with an opposite meaning

less and less

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