gradable

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/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/

adjective

Able to form degrees or grades

Similar
comparablehierarchicalhierarchalhierarchic
Opposite
non-gradableungradable
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Meanings

adjectivegradable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to form degrees or grades
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesAble to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.

    Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.

    2007, James R. Hurford, Brendan Heasley, Michael B. Smith, Semantics: A Coursebook

    Synonyms: comparable · Antonyms: non-gradable, ungradable

  3. not comparablesteep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle
noungradable (plural gradables)

plural gradables

  1. human sciencesA word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.

Similar
comparable
Opposite
non-gradableungradable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)

Similar
hierarchicalhierarchalhierarchic
Also see
comparablehierarchalhierarchichierarchical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From grade + -able.

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Translations

Czech stupňovatelný
  • stupňovatelnýgrammar: able to occur in degrees
Finnish suhteellinen
  • suhteellinengrammar: able to occur in degrees
French graduable, gradable
  • graduablegrammar: able to occur in degrees
  • gradablegrammar: able to occur in degrees
  • comparablegrammar: able to occur in degrees
German steigerbar, steigerungsfähig
  • steigerbargrammar: able to occur in degrees
  • steigerungsfähiggrammar: able to occur in degrees
  • graduierbargrammar: able to occur in degrees
  • komparierbargrammar: able to occur in degrees
Hungarian fokozható
  • fokozhatógrammar: able to occur in degrees
Polish stopniowalny
  • stopniowalnygrammar: able to occur in degrees
Cite this entry
APA

gradable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradable

MLA

“gradable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gradable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradable.

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