Associations to the word «Gradually»
Adjective
Verb
- Phase
- Subside
- Supplant
- Slope
- Diminish
- Recede
- Erode
- Intensify
- Dawn
- Assimilate
- Fade
- Deepen
- Dwindle
- Decrease
- Supersede
- Evolve
- Abate
- Deteriorate
- Widen
- Dissipate
- Progress
- Transition
- Decline
- Weaken
- Unfold
- Lessen
- Drift
- Transform
- Shift
- Disintegrate
- Disappear
- Increase
- Eclipse
- Decay
- Accumulate
- Broaden
- Displace
- Diffuse
- Creep
- Slow
- Spread
- Lighten
- Cease
- Ascend
- Soften
- Undermine
- Grow
- Brighten
- Reintroduce
- Enlarge
- Expand
- Solidify
- Crease
- Ease
- Replace
Wiktionary
GRADUALLY, adverb. In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
GRADUALLY, adverb. (obsolete) by degrees
Dictionary definition
GRADUALLY, adverb. In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.