The meaning of GRADUAL is moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees. How to use gradual in a sentence.

(Definition of gradual from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages: a gradual improvement in health. 2. not steep or abrupt: a gradual slope.

Definition of gradual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Gradual definition: taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little.. See examples of GRADUAL used in a sentence.

Gradual definition: Occurring or developing slowly or by small increments.

Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual decrease in the amount of daylight in winter. Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of …

taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: showed gradual improvement. rising or going down at an even, moderate inclination: a gradual slope.

A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly. Losing weight is a slow, gradual process. You can expect her progress at school to …

Synonyms for GRADUAL: incremental, phased, progressive, piecemeal, step-by-step, gradational, stepped, tapered; Antonyms of GRADUAL: sudden, abrupt, discontinuous, acute, …