gradating
Shifting by degrees
Gradating means arranging or progressing in gradual stages or degrees.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—art, photography, or color theory—where tones or shades blend smoothly from one to another: The sky was gradating from deep blue to pale orange.
It can also describe any systematic progression through incremental steps.
Depicting light and darkness
- tintingApplying light color
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- ombreGraduated color effect
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
transitioning · washing · toning · deepening · lightening · saturating · desaturating · bleeding
Changing position or form
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- transformingChanging form entirely
- progressingMoving toward completion
changing · modulating · developing · adapting · converting · blending · merging · flowing
Favoring reform and innovation
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- stagedArranged for effect
gradual · cumulative · escalating · increasing · advancing · tiered · layered · stepped
Adding decorative strips
- rangingExtending between limits
- arrayingPlacing in sequence
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- sequencingDetermining element order
distributing · spacing · interpolating · mapping · scaling · calibrating · indexing · charting
shading
Depicting light and darkness
fading · transitioning · washing · toning · deepening · lightening · saturating · desaturating · bleeding · feathering
shifting
Changing position or form
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- transformingChanging form entirely
progressing · changing · modulating · developing · adapting · converting · blending · merging · flowing · moving
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
staged · gradual · cumulative · escalating · increasing · advancing · tiered · layered · stepped · graded
banding
Adding decorative strips
sequencing · distributing · spacing · interpolating · mapping · scaling · calibrating · indexing · charting · plotting
gradatingjumping
Propelling oneself airborne
abrupt · sudden · discontinuous · leaping · discrete
gradatinghomogenizing
Making consistent throughout
equalizing · leveling · uniforming · flattening · standardizing
- consonant gradationSystematic sound weakening