Antonyms for degree
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-gree |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈgri |
Definition of degree
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French degré (12c.) "a step (of a stair), pace, degree (of relationship), academic degree; rank, status, position," said to be from Vulgar Latin *degradus "a step," from Late Latin degredare, from Latin de- "down" (see de-) + gradus "step" (see grade (n.)).
- Most modern senses date from Middle English, from notion of a hierarchy of steps. Meaning "a grade of crime" is 1670s; that of "a unit of temperature" is from 1727. The division of the circle into 360 degrees was known in Babylon and Egypt. It is perhaps from the daily motion of the sun through the zodiac in the course of a year.
- noun unit of measurement
- noun recognition of achievement; rank or grade of position
- Aunt Jane approached a degree nearer the equator, and said, gently, "I fear I do."
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- It came, to some degree, with the realisation that the Universal Thought must be with me.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- To a degree that convinces myself I have made the demonstration.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I am speaking for the moment only of the degree to which the testing comes.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- The degree to which we work them out depends on our own efforts.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- If you think they were embarrassed to the degree that they could not eat, you are mistaken.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- At last, however, he mastered his irritation to some degree, and spoke his command briefly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But he was, to some degree, apathetic from over-much misery.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The Street came decorously, albeit with a degree of uncertainty as to supper.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The degree he refused to accept, for what reason has never been explained.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
Synonyms for degree
- amount
- amplitude
- approbation
- approval
- baccalaureate
- caliber
- class
- compass
- credentials
- credit
- dignification
- dignity
- dimension
- distinction
- division
- eminence
- expanse
- extent
- gauge
- gradation
- grade
- height
- honor
- intensity
- interval
- length
- level
- limit
- line
- link
- magnitude
- mark
- notch
- order
- period
- pitch
- plane
- point
- position
- potency
- proportion
- qualification
- quality
- quantity
- range
- rank
- rate
- ratio
- reach
- rung
- scale
- scope
- severity
- shade
- sheepskin
- shingle
- size
- sort
- space
- stage
- stair
- standard
- standing
- station
- status
- step
- stint
- strength
- tenor
- term
- testimonial
- testimony
- tier
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