What does gradual mean?
Gradual means Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees.
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/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/ · adjective
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees.
a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
Use gradual when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gradual means Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees.
Common synonyms include stepwise, incremental, gradual, piecemeal.
Possible antonyms include sudden, abrupt, steep.
a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
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