Synonyms of degree

degree

noun

di-ˈgrē 

1

as in inch

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inch
• chapter
• stage
• point
• phase
• step
• place
• grade
• amount
• angle
• cut
• aspect
• side
• notch
• peg
• measure
• facet
• plane
• increment
• decrement

2

as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

a Freemason of the 32nd degree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• level
• position
• ranking
• rank
• echelon
• place
• status
• standing
• situation
• footing
• stratum
• station
• reach(es)
• rung
• condition
• function
• capacity
• walk
• order
• estate
• rating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of degree

Totality on Pico Trigaza will commence 51 minutes before sunset, with the sun just 8 degrees above the horizon. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Conteh needs some practice in this area or at least to accept a certain degree of independent action from her. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Highs along the coasts are forecast to reach 10 to 20 degrees above normal while the Inland Empire and San Diego valleys are set to see highs 10 to 15 degrees above normal. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

The use of new production technologies also requires a degree of creative destruction that Beijing’s own industrial policy interventions have inhibited. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing degree

• give (someone) the third degree
• give the third degree to
• to a degree