Synonym: bit by bit, step by step. Similar words: graduate, graduation, undergraduate, grade, annually, sexually, actually, virtually. Meaning: ['grædjʊəlɪ] 
adv. in a gradual manner.
adv. in a gradual manner. 
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151. My mood gradually lightened.
152. The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows.
153. The patch enables smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes very gradually.
154. The deep depression over the mid-Atlantic will gradually move eastwards during the day.
155. Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking.
156. In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage.
157. A series of new laws has gradually whittled away at the powers of the trade unions in this country.
158. The West has gradually relaxed its hostile attitude to this influential state.
159. These committees were gradually absorbed into the local government machine.
160. After an initial burst of enthusiasm for jogging, I gradually lost interest.
161. Free speech is being gradually eroded year after year by new tentacles of government control.
162. The wind had dropped and the rain gradually let up.
163. The book starts slowly(sentencedict.com/gradually.html), but it gradually draws you in.
164. As we drew nearer to it the water gradually deepened.
165. He wrote out his rage and bewilderment, which gradually became a form of catharsis leading to understanding.
166. Gradually she began to notice one or two little imperfections in his character.
167. The US comedy format was gradually imported to UK screens.
168. As they chatted, the idea of a holiday together gradually took form.
169. I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.
170. The Romans gradually assimilated the culture of the people they had conquered.
171. The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.
172. He gradually developed the competence to deal with the more difficult cases.
173. He started to drink too much and gradually ran to seed.
More similar words: graduate, graduation, undergraduate, grade, annually, sexually, actually, virtually, eventually, traditionally, adult, head up, lead up to, radar, parade, trading, radical, tradition, radiation, visual, ritual, casual, mutual, actual, manual, sexual, annual, traditional, qualify, unusual.