INCRESCENT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

increscent

adjective

Definition of increscent

as in gradual

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Adjective

The coldest temperatures are still ahead Sunday morning, before a gradual warming trend gets underway.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2026
Another highlight was Oude Waag, where Yin Jingwei continued to fuel his work with the emotional journey through personal difficulty and the gradual acceptance of circumstances.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gradual

Adjective

The idea that criminals could serve sentences behind bars was a more progressive approach to justice in comparison.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Vang, 41, is one of several younger and progressive challengers seeking to oust longtime incumbents across the country.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressive

Adjective

Their population has risen from 76 to 108, while the Central chimps’ population has seen a stepwise decline.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Something else Krasley observed was that the factories didn’t embark on one gigantic, expensive retrofit, but rather took a stepwise approach to accumulating cooling improvements that was easier on their bottom lines.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of stepwise

Adjective

The latter provides a detailed step-by-step guide on how to make a pair of jeans on industrial and domestic sewing machines.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
In the kitchen, HomeView turns recipes into step-by-step instructions with hands-free timers.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

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