Synonyms for little by little
lit·tle by lit·tle

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1. little by littleadverb

   Synonyms:
   step by step, incrementally, bit by bit

2. little by littleadverb

   A small amount at a time.

   Synonyms:
   bit by bit, step by step, incrementally

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1. piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stagesadverb

   a little bit at a time

   "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

   Synonyms:
   gradually, piecemeal, in stages, bit by bit, by inches, by small degrees, step by step

2. by inches, little by little, by small degreesadverb

   by a short distance

   "they moved it by inches"

   Synonyms:
   piecemeal, by inches, in stages, bit by bit, by small degrees

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1. little by little

   Synonyms:
   piecemeal, gradually

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How to use little by little in a sentence?

1. Plutarch, Lives:

   Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

2. Son Jong-chil:

   Parents' ambition to send their kids to good universities has peaked and is slowly declining, little by little people are now thinking that not everyone should go to universities.

3. Ishiuchi Miyako:

   I was pretty nervous when I came face to face with her things but ... little by little it was like I could communicate with her, i saw the sense of sadness in her belongings, there was no one left to wear them because Frida died so long ago. It was the same sadness I saw left behind by the women who died in Hiroshima.

4. Jose Manuel Cora:

   We don’t do enough back home to actually teach our kids who this man was, and I think little by little with the movement of Retire 21 and having this day, little by little, we’re getting better at that. But, I mean, with who he was and what he represents, we will always be short, right? Because just his personality, he means so much to us. But I think we’re doing a better job now. And I think we’re sending a message and the kids are learning who Roberto Clemente was.

5. Alfred Chan:

   Investors have calmed down quite a lot as the market has stabilized and people have started to build up their long positions little by little as trading activity normalized.