increasingly

Word parts

increasing + -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

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• Hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing‧ly

Adverb

Positive increasingly

Comparative none

Superlative none

Increasingly is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. If something is increasingly happening or true, it is more and more so.
   • Antonym: decreasingly

   Increasingly, people are driving electric cars.

   The population in Canada is increasingly international.