gradation

gradation is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes.
2. noun. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.
3. noun. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
4. noun. A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing.
5. noun. A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.
6. transitive verb. To form with gradations.
7. noun. the act of arranging in grades

   Synonyms: graduation

8. noun. a degree of ablaut

   Synonyms: grade

9. noun. relative position in a graded series

   "always a step behind"

   "subtle gradations in color"

   Synonyms: step

Synonyms

graduation, grade, step

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gradation:

indagator, tanagroid

Common word forms

gradations, gradational

Words from these letters

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