PIECEMEAL Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word piecemeal. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PIECEMEAL
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stepwise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • proceeding in steps adjective satellite • one thing at a time | ||||||||
little by little | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • a little bit at a time • by a short distance | ||||||||
apart | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • separated or at a distance in place or position or time • not taken into account or excluded from consideration • away from another or others • placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose • one from the other • into parts or pieces adjective satellite • remote and separate physically or socially • having characteristics not shared by others | ||||||||
apportion | verbv | |||||||
verb • distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose • give out as one's portion or share | ||||||||
bit | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a small piece or quantity of something • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • an indefinitely short time • an instance of some kind • piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding • a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a small fragment • a short performance that is part of a longer program • the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers • the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | ||||||||
lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
portion | nounn | |||||||
noun • something determined in relation to something that includes it • something less than the whole of a human artifact • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage • an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal verb • give out | ||||||||
bit-by-bit | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • one thing at a time | ||||||||
in small stages | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective satellite • one thing at a time | ||||||||
in stages | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • a little bit at a time | ||||||||
mete out | verbv | |||||||
verb • administer or bestow, as in small portions | ||||||||
parcel out | verbv | |||||||
verb • administer or bestow, as in small portions | ||||||||
step-by-step | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • one thing at a time |