Synonyms of piecemeal
15 similar words
Another word for piecemeal is apart. Other synonyms of piecemeal are piecewise, stepwise, incremental, gradual and slow.
Synonyms and similar words for piecemeal
adjectiveMade or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
- piecewiseDefined by subfunctions and subdomains.
- stepwiseOne (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.
- incremental
- gradualProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees.
- slow
adverbPiece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
- little by littleA small amount at a time.
adverbInto pieces or parts.
- apartIn or into two or more parts.
verbTo divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.
- apportion
- mete outTo distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
- parcel out
- distribute
nounA fragment; a scrap.
adverbMore synonyms
- bit by bitA small amount at a time.
Meaning of piecemeal
- adjective Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
- adverb Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
- adverb Into pieces or parts.
piecemeal in other languages
Questions about synonyms of piecemeal
- What is another word for piecemeal?
- Piecemeal has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as apart, piecewise, stepwise, incremental, gradual, slow, little by little and apportion.
- What does piecemeal mean?
- Piecemeal means made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: piecemeal (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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