ますます

ますます
adverb
increasingly, more and more
descriptive
1. increasingly, more and more
Indicates a progressive increase in degree or intensity. Something continues to grow or change.
ますます忙(いそが)しくなりました。
I've become busier and busier.
寒(さむ)さがますます厳(きび)しくなってきた。
The cold has become increasingly severe.
ますますのご活躍(かつやく)をお祈(いの)りします。
I wish you continued success.
Formal expression
技術(ぎじゅつ)がますます進歩(しんぽ)している。
Technology is advancing more and more.
人口(じんこう)がますます増(ふ)え、住宅(じゅうたく)の需要(じゅよう)も高(たか)まっている。
The population keeps growing, and demand for housing is also increasing.

ますます indicates progressive increase, often translated as 'more and more.'

Position: Usually placed before the adjective or verb it modifies.

Common patterns

  • ますます + adjective (increasingly ~)
  • ますます + verb (~ more and more)
  • ますますのご発展(はってん) (continued prosperity - formal)

Similar words

  • もっと: more (simple comparison)
  • ますます: more and more (progressive change)
  • どんどん: rapidly, steadily (quick progression)

Related Words

Compare: もっと (more)
Compare: どんどん (rapidly, steadily)
Related: 増(ま)す (to increase, to grow)
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Added 2026.1.9 20:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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