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graduated

graduated

4.2
Arranged in levels that go up by small amounts
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/
translation icon : escalonado
  • The ramp is designed with a graduated slope to help people with mobility issues.

And then that reduction makes sense in a graduated way.

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Examples

  • He appreciated the graduated shades of color in the painting, which added depth and dimension.

  • I love this kind of graduated ruffle detail at the front and I like the bow.

  • It's a very graduated incremental process.

  • So it is like sort of a graduated step, but that's it for the day.

  • The cake was decorated with a graduated arrangement of layers that increased in size.

Synonyms

graded
vsgraduated
3.2

People put things into levels by how good they are

is broader and means division into successive steps or degrees
gradatory
vsgraduated
9.9

Happening in small steps over time

is about arranged successive levels rather than ongoing process
gradational
vsgraduated
7.4

To change in small steps over time

is about fixed division into successive degrees not gradual change
ranked
vsgraduated
3.3

Arranged in order by how important they are

is about division into successive levels in general rather than importance

Antonyms

527 3.4

Happening without a plan and by chance

1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

Compounds

graduated cylinder
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A tall, narrow container with lines to measure liquid amounts in science experiments

graduated tax
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A system where people pay a higher share of their income as income rises

A scale divided into steps used to measure or compare things

How Divided

graduated
4.2
tiered
6 4.2
divided
3.0
undivided
  • Specialized
2 4.7

Surface Forms

graduated positive

Morphology

graduated = graduate (transparent) = graduate + ed

Meaning 'arranged or divided into steps or degrees' follows directly from 'graduate' (to divide into degrees) + -ed and is readily inferable.

Etymology

The word graduated comes from the Latin root gradus, which means 'step', and is the same root as grade and graduate. So a graduated system is set out in steps or levels, becoming stronger or higher one step at a time.