/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of in stages Find synonyms for: Adverb1. piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stagesusage: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penury Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language