gradually; slowly; little by little
Describes a change or process that happens in small steps over time, not suddenly. Common in both spoken and written Japanese.
The sky gradually grew dark.
He is recovering little by little.
I've gradually gotten used to the new environment.
The weather will gradually get better.
The population of this area is gradually decreasing.
徐々に describes a calm, unhurried gradual change, while 刻一刻と conveys a more dramatic, ticking-clock sense of time passing.
徐々に means 'gradually' over an unspecified span of time, whereas 日に日に specifically ties the gradual change to each individual day.
徐々に is an adverb meaning 'little by little' with a focus on smooth continuous change, whereas 段階的 is a na-adjective describing a process that moves through discrete stages.
徐々に is a more formal, written way to say 'gradually', whereas ぼつぼつ is casual and conversational.
徐々に is a more neutral, formal word for gradual change, whereas ジワジワ is a mimetic word that adds a sense of relentless or palpable creeping progress.
徐々に conveys a calm, steady, often slow progression, whereas 刻々 suggests a more urgent, unrelenting pace of change.
徐々に is a common adverb meaning 'gradually' usable in everyday speech, while 漸進 is a formal noun/suru-verb describing the process of gradual advance itself.
徐々に is a more formal, written equivalent of ようやく's 'gradually' sense, used for slow, steady change.
徐々に is a general word for 'gradually' with no fixed time unit, while 日増しに specifically ties the gradual change to the passing of days.
突如 describes something happening abruptly, whereas 徐々に describes something happening gradually and slowly.
徐々に means 'gradually, little by little', the opposite of the sudden haste expressed by 急遽.
徐々に describes something happening gradually and slowly, the opposite of 俄かに, which describes an abrupt, sudden change.
徐々に describes change happening slowly and gradually, the opposite of みるみる's rapid, visible change.
俄然 describes an abrupt, dramatic change, while 徐々に describes one that happens gradually and steadily.
徐々に means 'gradually', the opposite of 直ちに's sense of immediate, zero-delay action.
徐々に means 'gradually', the opposite of 突然's sense of happening all at once.
徐々に describes something happening gradually in small stages, the opposite of 一挙, which describes something happening all at once.
徐々に describes something happening gradually, step by step, the opposite of 一遍に, which means everything happens all at once.
徐々に describes something happening gradually, the opposite of 不意に's sudden, unforeseen occurrence.