Meaning & use
more and more
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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