The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOPE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Gradient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOPE | 50 % | 5 |
| INCLINE | 13 % | 7 |
| RAMP | 13 % | 4 |
| RISE | 13 % | 4 |
| ASCENT | 6 % | 6 |
| SLANT | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gradient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slope
- sloping
- slant
- tilt
- incline
- inclination
- tilting
- steepness
- rise
- slippery
- overhang
- descent
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOPE noun- An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
- The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
- The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
- The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
- A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
- To tend steadily upward or downward.
- To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
- (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
- To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
- Sloping.
- Slopingly
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLOPE
- Skiing site
- Stowe feature
- Ski area
- Rise over run
- It may be slippery
- Chairlift's spot
- Ski site
- Incline
- Inclination
- Acclivity
More clues leading to the result INCLINE
- Have a leaning
- Have a slant
- Type of cable railroad
- Slant
- Tilt
- Slope
- Lean
- Grade
- Pitch
- It may get the ball rolling
More clues leading to the result RAMP
- Freeway entrance
- Highway entrance
- One way to get on
- Stadium walkway
- Turnpike access
- Turnpike exit
- Freeway access
- Paved incline
- Way off
- Increase, with up
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
- Anticipate the anthem
- Greet the judge
- Levitate
- Lose a lap
- Prepare to shine?
- Shaving-cream name
- Ascend
- Emulate the sun
- First name in sopranos
More clues leading to the result ASCENT
- Mountain-climber's journey
- Upgrade
- Upward trail
- Trip to a summit
- Upward movement
- Upward slope
- Climb
- Trip to the top
- Trip up
- Trip up a mountain