degree

[1]	grade , grade , level , level , stage , class , caste , rank , order , scale , standing , status , station , position , situation , estate , condition
[2]	measure , level , stage , magnitude , extent , point , limit , point , lengths , step
[3]	by degrees , academic degree , little by little , bit by bit , step by step , inch by inch , inchmeal , gradually , slowly , (almost) imperceptibly
[4]	to a degree , arcdegree , rather , somewhat , quitesubstantially , considerably , highly , decidedly , exceedingly , to a considerable extent