incremental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of INCREMENTAL

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

Synonyms gradational, incremental, phased, piecemeal, step-by-step

Related Words progressive, stepped, tapered; imperceptible, inching; decrescent, increscent

Near Antonyms discontinuous, saltatory; acute, sharp; changeable, dynamic, meteoric, volatile

Antonyms abrupt, sudden

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

Synonyms accretive, accumulative, additive, conglomerative, incremental

Near Antonyms decremental, decrescent, degressive, regressive

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