Thesaurus:degree

Thesaurus

degree

English

Noun

Sense: a position within a scale; the amount that something possesses a certain property

Synonyms

• compass
• degree
• grade
• level
• magnitude
• scale

Hyponyms

• amplitude
• breadth
• caliber
• depth
• height
• intensity
• pitch
• range
• reach
• shade
• strength

Various

Adjectives of degree, from highest to lowest

• astronomical
• extreme
• high
• moderate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• average
• intermediate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• underaverage
• subaverage
• low
• small    [⇒ thesaurus]
• very low
• near zero
• infinitesimal
• zero
• negative

Adverbs of degree, from highest to lowest

• extremely    [⇒ thesaurus]
• very    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moderately    [⇒ thesaurus]
• considerably
• nontrivially
• a little
• mildly
• slightly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• very slightly
• not
• not at all

Related concepts

• size    [⇒ thesaurus]
• height
• value    [⇒ thesaurus]
• extent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• scope
• quantity    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 26. Degree
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 31. Greatness
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 32. Smallness

Further reading

• “26. degree” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “degree” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.