decreasingly

adverb

as in sharply

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Recent Examples of decreasingly People are decreasingly able to tell what’s real and what’s fake, and that’s due in large part to the mainstreaming of this technology catalyzed by OpenAI itself. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 Increasingly bitter about being cheated, and decreasingly able or willing to hide it, Rick exhibits erratic behavior that alienates his friends, his family, his band. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreasingly
  1. sharply
  2. acutely
  3. steeply
Adverb
  • Hostilities at sea have ‌escalated sharply with attacks by both sides on ports and commercial shipping, pushing ‌up global grain prices.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • New York City on Wednesday announced that AI tools will be banned in public grade and middle schools and sharply limited for high school students.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sharply
Adverb
  • Since 2022, acutely conscious of the issue at hand, Unipublic, the company that organizes the Vuelta, has planted 2,000 native trees around the country.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Debbie Willson is acutely aware of how a death can fall through the cracks.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of acutely
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  • However, hiring has slowed steeply for blue-collar occupations.
    — Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The outbreak in Michigan began with two cases reported on June 22 and rose steeply at the start of July.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of steeply

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