Synonyms for gradation
- noun
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Noun
graduation, step, scale, degree, grade, progression, rank, succession, tier, nuance, routine, apophony
Definitions
- n. 1
A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
Related words
- Word family
- gradational
Forms
- Plural
- gradations → graduations, steps, scales, degrees…
Example sentences
- degree He was, to some degree, satisfied with the result.
- scale We had hopes of developing tourism on a big scale.
- grade I know that Tom used to be a grade school teacher.
- progression Evolution is not progression, but adaptation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gradation | falling | |
| degree | falling | |
| scale | steady | |
| grade | falling | |
| progression | rising | |
| apophony | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- step1, rank1, tier1
- 5 letters
- scale1, grade1
- 6 letters
- degree2, nuance2
- 7 letters
- routine2
- 8 letters
- apophony
- 10 letters
- graduation4, succession3
- 11 letters
- progression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (degree2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- gradation
- Italiano
- gradazione
- Deutsch
- Abstufung