Your English has made gradual progress.
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Gradual
/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/
Synonyms for "gradual" (215 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(8 words)
anti revolutionaryantirevolutionarycreeping motionevolutionary selectiongentle declinegentle entrygentle persongentle slope
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (65)
gospelgradegraduatehaltinghobbledhobblingidleinchmealincreaseindolentinsidiousintroitkyrie eleisonlagginglanguidlanguorouslazyleisurelylimpinglingering
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Adjective(27 words)
gradationalgradatorygradual adjustmentgradual approachgradual decline patterngradual motion-changegradual political changegradual quantitygradual terminationgradualisticincrementalincremental budgetincremental changeincremental curriculumincremental effortincremental graph algorithmincremental ideaincremental policyincremental rolloutiterative refinement
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long term degradationmathematical continuitymeasured energy readingsmoderatenaturally growingphased implementationphased introduction
Noun(11 words)
Adverb(2 words)
more living descriptionmost gradual increase
Verb(1 words)
Related words (107)
piecemealpokingpokyprogressiveregularrelaxedreluctantsanctussaunteringshufflingslackslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-legged
Noun(27 words)
piecemeal analysispiecemeal approachpiecemeal planprogressive learning sequenceputteringratchetreformingreformist thinkingself-regulation progressserial-dilutionshapingslidingslitheringslow-changing processsmall changesoft landingsoft-landing policystepsteppingstepwise change
Adjective(34 words)
piecemeal lessonspiecemeal scheduleprogressiveprogressive dilutionprogressive societypsychological progressionreformist policysequential indicatorserial dilutionserial-dilutionalslowslow changeslow evaporationslow pressureslow-changingsluggish growthsoft actionsoft transition plansoft-landing scenariostable results
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesMore specific
6 entriesgradual buildupgradual declinegradual onsetincremental changeprogressive improvementsteady growth
Collocations
6 entriesgradual changegradual declinegradual developmentgradual improvementgradual pacegradual progression
Inflections
2 entriesmore gradualmost gradual
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
13 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.
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The gradual ruin of our country has to be stopped.
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It's a gradual thing.
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