gradual
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈɡrædʒuəl/
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gradual
- I want something that feels gradual and smooth.
- gradual change
- gradual process
- gradual transition
It's like gradual, like gradual degradation, just getting old.
- It's like gradual, like gradual degradation, just getting old.
- And all of this would suggest a gradual change in mental health.
- But I guess the question is whether it's gradual or sudden.
- But cramming is not as good as like that gradual progress.
- I let them know in gradual steps.
- So I guess in that it's been a gradual process.
- This is actually sort of like a gradual process of saying, hey, don't do this.
- Instead, we want it to look more like mathematics where we make gradual progress.
- It's not, it's a, it's a gradual, it's a gradual worsening of how I feel.
- Look for steady, gradual progress, consistency.
Examples
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And all of this would suggest a gradual change in mental health.
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It's been more or less a gradual phase of policy.
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So I guess in that it's been a gradual process.
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Both leaders experienced a high point in their popularity, followed by a gradual decrease in their influence.
Academic text (2011) -
Probably the most dramatic economic change was the gradual integration of private enterprise into Chinese society.
Academic text (1999) -
Children who had complained of choking experienced a gradual decline in the frequency of these episodes.
Academic text (1999) -
Just these past couple of weeks, he thought he'd detected a gradual warming trend on her part.
Fiction book (1990) -
The scientist observed a gradual increase in temperature over the experiment.
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After months of therapy, she noticed a gradual improvement in her mood.
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The mountain trail has a gradual slope, making it easy for hikers to navigate.
Synonyms
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4.9
Happening slowly over time and becoming more serious
50
4.8
Increasing slowly by small regular amounts over time
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1.0
Not steep and rising slowly
To change in small steps over time
Continuing to change or develop slowly over time
Supporting slow change over time as an explanation for development
Antonyms
How Gradual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gradual comes from the Latin gradus meaning 'step', the same root as grade and graduate. So a gradual change happens 'step by step', slowly and steadily.