Need another word that means the same as “gradual”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “gradual” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Gradual” are: slow, moderate, measured, unhurried, restrained, cautious, circumspect, unspectacular, gentle, not steep, slight, easy, subtle, imperceptible
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gradual” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| cautious | (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. A cautious driver. |
| circumspect | Heedful of potential consequences. The officials were very circumspect in their statements. |
| easy | Affording pleasure. An easy pat on the shoulder. |
| gentle | Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe. A gentle sensitive man. |
| imperceptible | So slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived. His head moved in an almost imperceptible nod. |
| measured | The rhythmic arrangement of syllables. She set off with measured tread. |
| moderate | Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree. Moderate demands. |
| not steep | Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. |
| restrained | Prudent. Restrained in his response. |
| slight | Being of delicate or slender build. A slight increase. |
| slow | At a slow tempo. Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy. |
| subtle | (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe. His language expresses rich and subtle meanings. |
| unhurried | Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste. The singing is unhurried. |
| unspectacular | Not spectacular; unremarkable. She had been an unspectacular student. |
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. A bit of rock caught him in the eye. |
| changeover | An event that results in a transformation. The changeover from handicraft to mechanized manufacture. |
| conversion | A change in the units or form of an expression. Conversion disorders. |
| decline | Go down in value. Caroline declined the coffee. |
| deduct | Reason by deduction establish by deduction. Tax has been deducted from the payments. |
| dilatory | Wasting time. They resorted to dilatory tactics forcing a postponement of peace talks. |
| diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The pain will gradually diminish. |
| diminished | Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. She felt diminished by the report. |
| diminution | The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original. A permanent diminution in value. |
| erode | (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue. This humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has. |
| escalation | A rapid increase; a rise. There was a gradual escalation of hostilities. |
| fading | Weakening in force or intensity. |
| gradually | In a gradual manner. Gradually his powers of speech returned. |
| laggard | A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. Staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards. |
| lessen | Decrease in size, extent, or range. The warmth of the afternoon lessened. |
| minimize | Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree. Let s minimize the risk. |
| minority | A small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion. A blocking minority of 23 votes. |
| piecemeal | A little bit at a time. The village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development. |
| reduce | Reduce in size reduce physically. The arsenic is reduced to the trivalent condition. |
| reduced | Well below normal (especially in price. |
| reducible | Capable of being reduced- Edmund Wilson. Shakespeare s major soliloquies are not reducible to categories. |
| reduction | A copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original. Talks on arms reduction. |
| shrinkage | The process, fact, or amount of shrinking. Give long curtains good hems to allow for shrinkage. |
| shrinking | The act of becoming less. The shrinking market has provoked a massive price war. |
| slacken | Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity. Suddenly the line slackens and flutters in the wind. |
| slow | Of a sports field or ground likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast. Business is dull or slow. |
| slowly | Without speed slow is sometimes used informally for slowly. They moved forward slowly. |
| steady | Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. A good steady ballplayer. |
| waning | Pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases. The waxing and waning of the moon. |
| weaken | Lessen in force or effect. The fever weakened his body. |
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