GRADING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

grading

verb

Definition of grading next

present participle of grade

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

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as in ranking

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens

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Recent Examples of grading Basement moisture can come from multiple sources, and inspectors often look closely at common entry points like grading, gutters, and down spouts that direct water toward the foundation. —

Allison Palmer updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 The city waived $940,000 in fees for the project, covering reviews for the design, civil and building plans; a CEQA consultant review; zoning check fees; a grading permit; and city attorney’s fees to draft the development agreement. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Chiao is part of a booming new economy of professional experts in their fields who are training AI through a process called reinforcement learning, essentially grading AI’s responses and teaching models to improve through trial and error. —

Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 In San Diego, a high school English teacher can clear her grading queue in a matter of days by outsourcing her initial assessments to ChatGPT. —

Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026 The crowd cheered—grading on a curve, was my first thought. —

Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Florida has won eight of its last nine, while grading out as the nation’s best team over that stretch, per Bart Torvik. —

Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026 Tensions have surfaced in recent years over a restaurant grading system that took effect and changes made to how restaurant agreements are renewed. —

Kate Rogers, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026 For their part, the proxy advisory firms began grading directors based on climate impact and other ESG topics instead of the financial performance of their companies. —

Robert Profusek, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026

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This means OpenAI is essentially classifying the model as capable enough at coding to potentially facilitate significant cyber harm, especially if automated or used at scale.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Young Women’s Leadership Academy has students in grades 6-12 and has an 85% minority population, with 65% of total students classifying as Hispanic and 20% as African-American.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026