CUMULATIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

cumulative

adjective

ˈkyü-myə-lə-tiv

Definition of cumulative

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produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year

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Recent Examples of cumulative Under the settlement, teen accounts would default to a setting that limits cumulative use across both Facebook and Instagram to two hours per day. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base. — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 Researchers have linked multiple risk genes to several mental disorders, and the effect each genetic variant has on developing a mental disorder is cumulative. — Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 Meta has agreed to implement a two-hour cumulative, daily time limit across its apps for users aged 13 to 17 that only parents can change. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cumulative

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The choice of Miami Beach as the festival’s long-term home is less accidental than accumulative.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
According to a new paper, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, accumulative stresses in the Earth’s crust in California are higher today than at any point over the last 1,000 years, raising concerns over the potential for a massive rupture in the Los Angeles region.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 June 2026

Definition of accumulative

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This inability to rapidly convert firepower into maneuver has contributed to the slow, incremental character of many Russian advances despite Russia's substantial advantage in available fires.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
To create objects with collapsibility as a core feature, Toyonaga’s team devised an analytic design algorithm allowing incremental construction of complex scissored surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of incremental

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If the answer is yes, then waiting ceases to be a strategy of restraint and begins to look like gradual erosion of power and strength.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Roland Nieratka said the gradual increase in bag fees was put in place as a way to shift peoples’ habits.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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