incremental

adjective

in·​cre·​men·​tal ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce incremental (audio)
ˌin-
Synonyms of incremental
: of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments
incremental additions
incremental change
incrementally
ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce incremental (audio)
ˌin-
adverb

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the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Still, Suresh Vasudevan, CEO of enterprise AI startup Clockwork Systems, said even incremental updates matter, given how quickly the technology is transforming business and software development. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 In the eyes of rival executives, Moreno opted for the flashy purchase over steady, incremental expenditures. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The state by October has to set its bond district for the projects — which will indicate what parts of those counties will not receive financing via incremental state sales tax dollars given those will instead go to paying off the project. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026 These physicians and their colleagues have spent their careers delivering hard news, sitting through prior sessions where study after study of pancreatic cancer were outright failures or provided only meager, incremental benefit. — Bryan C. Donohue, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incremental

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of incremental was in 1696

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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incremental. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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