Step-by-step

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A step-by-step guide. informal

    "Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

    "The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard."

Adjective
  1. 1
    one thing at a time wordnet

Synonyms

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bit-by-bitgradualin small stagespiecemealstepwisestepwise

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"Tom left step-by-step instructions for the person who would be filling in for him while he was on leave."

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.