incremental

adjective

in·​cre·​men·​tal ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce incremental (audio)
ˌin-
Synonyms of incremental
: of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments
incremental additions
incremental change
incrementally
ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce incremental (audio)
ˌin-
adverb

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the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Desiree Rios | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Monday that tighter monetary policy might be needed to bring down inflation and the central bank should make fast, incremental adjustments. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 That included a requirement that officials could only pull state and local incremental sales tax revenues produced by the development, and its immediate surrounding area, to help pay off debt taken out to build it. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 And so began the incremental process of finding these June-like patients in the global haystack of humanity. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 However, some experts not involved in the work said the finding was early and incremental, and far from a genuine breakthrough. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incremental

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of incremental was in 1696

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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incremental. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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