HIERARCHICALLY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

hierarchically

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as in gradually

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Recent Examples of hierarchically Their fix is to let the same model that does the reasoning also curate the knowledge, stored as human-readable notes and organized hierarchically with provenance and a lifecycle so stale plays decay rather than calcify. — Jesse Li, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Clearly, trajectories are also influenced if not monitored by the structural affordances provided by the designers who have functionally and hierarchically classified pieces of information. — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

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The fee applies during the first 13 years of the agreement and gradually declines over the remaining initial term.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Some medications need to be tapered gradually, and there are serious risks of stopping them suddenly.

— Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gradually

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At the same time, increasing the dose beyond a certain range produces progressively smaller increases in some opioid effects.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Much of this debt has funded investment that has generated progressively lower—even negative—economic returns, including excess residential real estate, underutilized infrastructure, and manufacturing capacity that far outstrips demand.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressively

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In recent weeks, Warsh’s and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s approaches to recent market moves increasingly seem to be at odds with each other.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
That reach has made the company an increasingly important link between farms and some of America's biggest food companies, and heightens the risk of food safety problems spreading.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of increasingly

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Doing a job little by little — or styling to-do list tasks that way — has been more effective than anticipating it with the all-or-nothing thinking that can make responsibilities feel daunting.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
At first determined to capture him, little by little Araí starts to understand, and eventually, to identify with the villain.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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