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Synonyms for gradually
The synonym for gradually recorded in this bank is incrementally, in the sense "happening slowly or by degrees over a period of time". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for gradually
- incrementallyadverb, in the sense "happening slowly or by degrees over a period of time"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for gradually.
happening slowly or by degrees over a period of time
The color of the leaves gradually shifted from green to gold over several weeks.
The true synonym
incrementally
Same sentence, swapped: The color of the leaves incrementally shifted from green to gold over several weeks.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot gradually is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- visibly
- seasonally
- uniformly
Where gradually turns up in the game
gradually is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where gradually is the trap
- overnightadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is suddenly, in the sense "very quickly, as if within a single night", so gradually is there to be ruled out.
- haphazardlyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is indiscriminately, in the sense "without any organization or plan", with gradually sitting one tile away.
- profuselyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is abundantly, in the sense "in great abundance", and gradually is one of the three tiles that lose.
- wholesaleadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is outright, in the sense "affecting a whole group all at once, without exception", so gradually is there to be ruled out.
Play gradually
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so gradually reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other change words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. gradually carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.