1. (adj)gradual (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass Antonyms: jerky, bold, steep, steepish, heavy, precipitous, explosive, sharp, fulminant, emergent, steep-sided, choppy, abrupt, bluff, perpendicular, sudden, sheer
2. (adj)gradual proceeding in small stages Antonyms: bold, sheer, abrupt, steep-sided, choppy, bluff, fulminant, steep, precipitous, sudden, emergent, perpendicular, explosive, sharp, steepish, jerky, heavy
3. (adj)gradual (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt Antonyms: sheer, heavy, sharp, steep, emergent, explosive, sudden, steep-sided, abrupt, fulminant, jerky, choppy, bluff, precipitous, steepish, perpendicular, bold
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'gradual'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. gradual Slow signifies moving through a relatively short distance, or with a relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or Synonyms: slow, dawdling, dilatory, gradual, lingering, slack, delaying, drowsy, inactive, moderate, sluggish, deliberate, dull, inert, procrastinating, tardy
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