Gradually
21gradually — See gradual. * * * …
22gradually — adverb In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly …
23gradually — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. step by step, by degrees, steadily, increasingly, slowly, regularly, a little at a time, little by little, stone by stone, bit by bit, inch by inch, grade by grade, by installments, in small doses, continuously, in due… …
24gradually — grad·u·al·ly || grædjÊŠÉ™lɪ adv. progressively …
25gradually — ad. 1. Regularly, in due succession, progressively. 2. By degrees, step by step, little by little, by little and little, a little at a time, slowly, by slow degrees …
26gradually — adv slowly, inchmeal, a little at a time, little by little, bit by bit, regularly, progressively, through all the gradations, constantly, continuously, continually; drop by drop, inch by inch, at a regular pace, imperceptibly …
27gradually — grad·u·al·ly …
28gradually — adverb Syn: slowly, steadily, slowly but surely, cautiously, gently, gingerly, piecemeal, bit by bit, by degrees, progressively, systematically Ant: abruptly …
29gradually degenerating — slowly become worse …
30come gradually into existence — index develop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …