incremental

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.; Proceeding by small, gradual steps or stages rather than by sudden changes.; In computing, relating to a process that operates on data that has changed since the last run.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more incremental Superlative: most incremental

Collocations

incremental changeincremental approachincremental improvementincremental costincremental growthincremental update

Derivatives

incrementallyincrementincrementalismincrementalist

Synonyms

gradualprogressivestep-by-stepcumulativephased

Antonyms

suddendrasticradicalabrupt

Commonly confused

increment
EN: 'Increment' is the noun (a small increase or addition); 'incremental' is the adjective describing something that proceeds by small steps.
incrementalism
EN: 'Incrementalism' is the noun referring to a philosophy or approach of making gradual changes, especially in politics or policy.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the '-al' suffix: 'incremental' not 'incremetal'. The root is 'increment' + '-al'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company made incremental improvements to the product over several years.

  2. The reform was implemented through an incremental approach rather than a radical overhaul.

  3. An incremental backup only saves files that have been modified since the last backup.