INCREMENTAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

incremental

adjective

ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of incremental

as in gradual

proceeding or changing by steps or degrees the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum

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as in cumulative

produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards

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Recent Examples of incremental Study Mode is designed to walk students through material using prompts and incremental guidance instead of providing direct answers. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The company's iterative design process has led to the introduction of incremental improvements for each progressive Starship launch. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Relentless, incremental improvement of existing agencies remains an important part of statecraft. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for 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

Definition of gradual

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The government also said last month that its total debt — the cumulative total of all the deficits — has reached a gargantuan $40 trillion.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That performance propelled the film’s cumulative gross to $981,195.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cumulative

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