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Synonyms for gradual
ˈgrædʒ u əlgrad·u·al

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. gradualnoun

    Antonyms:
    sudden, abrupt

  2. gradualadjective

    Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.

    Antonyms:
    sudden, abrupt

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gradual

    Slow signifies moving through a relatively short distance, or with a relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or accomplishing something; a watch or a clock is said to be slow when its indications are behind those of the standard time. Tardy is applied to that which is behind the proper or desired time, especially in doing a work or arriving at a place. Deliberate and dilatory are used of persons, tho the latter may be used also of things, as of a stream; a person is deliberate who takes a noticeably long time to consider and decide before acting or who acts or speaks as if he were deliberating at every point; a person is dilatory who lays aside, or puts off as long as possible, necessary or required action; both words may be applied either to undertaking or to doing. Gradual (Latin gradus, a step) signifies advancing by steps, and refers to slow but regular and sure progression. Slack refers to action that seems to indicate a lack of tension, as of muscle or of will, sluggish to action that seems as if reluctant to advance.

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    Synonyms:
    dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, drowsy, dull, inactive, inert, lingering, moderate, procrastinating, slack, slow, sluggish, tardy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gradual

    Synonyms:
    slow, continuous, unintermittent, gradational, regular, step by step, progressive

    Antonyms:
    sudden, momentary, instantaneous, periodic, recurrent, intermittent, discontinuous, broken, disconnected

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gradualadjective

    (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

    Antonyms:
    jerky, bold, steep, steepish, heavy, precipitous, explosive, sharp, fulminant, emergent, steep-sided, choppy, abrupt, bluff, perpendicular, sudden, sheer

  2. gradualadjective

    proceeding in small stages

    "a gradual increase in prices"

    Antonyms:
    bold, sheer, abrupt, steep-sided, choppy, bluff, fulminant, steep, precipitous, sudden, emergent, perpendicular, explosive, sharp, steepish, jerky, heavy

  3. gradualadjective

    (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt

    "a gradual slope"

    Antonyms:
    sheer, heavy, sharp, steep, emergent, explosive, sudden, steep-sided, abrupt, fulminant, jerky, choppy, bluff, precipitous, steepish, perpendicular, bold

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 3 votes

  1. gradualadjective

    Synonyms:
    regular (step by step), progressive, slow

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How to use gradual in a sentence?

  1. Kevin Cummins:

    The combination of rising employment and increased labor force participation suggests healthy but not tightening labor market conditions in June, something that will allow the Fed to continue to hike rates at a gradual pace.

  2. Frederic Neumann:

    Given the relatively gradual recovery of consumer spending in China, many local producers struggle to pass on higher input costs (to Chinese consumers).

  3. Mitchell Casado:

    It's not going to be any dramatic nose down or turning or anything like that. It's just going to be a very gentle, gradual descent -- very similar, actually, to what you would experience in a regular flight, just a very gradual descent but constant until you hit the ground.

  4. Zhang Dejiang:

    This has important meaning for fully effecting 'one country, two systems', 'Hong Kong people ruling themselves', the policy of a high degree of autonomy ... and promoting the gradual development of democracy and the smooth carrying out of the 2017 chief executive election by universal suffrage.

  5. Erez Ben-Yosef:

    After centuries of similar technology, more or less, with only gradual improvement, we suddenly have a leap in the efficiency and standardization of the technology.


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