GRADATION Synonyms

• a body of students who are taught together

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

• one-hundredth of a right angle

• a degree of ablaut

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• the height of the ground on which something stands

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

• assign a rank or rating to

• level to the right gradient

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• determine the grade of or assign a grade to

• the successful completion of a program of study

• an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

• a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement

• the act of arranging in grades

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• the distance covered by a step

• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

• relative position in a graded series

• a short distance

• the sound of a step of someone walking

• a musical interval of two semitones

• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

• a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

• shift or move by taking a step

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• cause (a computer) to execute a single command

• treat badly

• furnish with steps

• move with one's feet in a specific manner

• walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

• place (a ship's mast) in its step

• measure (distances) by pacing

• move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation