ANT: Haughty, discourteous, illdisposed, ungracious, churlish.
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KEY: Gradation.
SYN: Stage, tier, degree, rank, standing, graduation, ordination, arrangement, precedency.
ANT: Equality, uniformity, fraternity, abruptness, saltation.
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KEY: Grade, [See GRADATION].
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KEY: Gradual.
SYN: Slow, continuous, unintermittent, gradational, regular, step by step, progressive.