All piecemeal synonyms
piece·meal
P p adj piecemeal
- fragmentary — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- gradual — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
adjective piecemeal
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- fitfully — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
- intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
adv piecemeal
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- at least — You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- bit by bit — If something happens bit by bit, it happens in stages.
- halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- at best — You use at best to indicate that even if you describe something as favourably as possible or if it performs as well as it possibly can, it is still not very good.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- little by little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- gradually — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- in part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- at most — at the maximum
- in some measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- inch by inch — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
adverb piecemeal
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.