Cut
Cut noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.
Usage example: one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence
Grade
Grade noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.
Usage example: just one grade removed from completion
How words are described
| good | good cut | good grade |
| high | high cut | high grade |
| full | full cut | full grade |
| low | low cut | low grade |
| Other adjectives: best, perfect, original, top, single, actual, bad, military, next, different. | ||
Common collocations
| way | cut way | grade way |
Both words in one sentence
- Depending on the program, 3.0 out of 4.0 is often considered the lowest acceptable grade, and funding has been severely cut for grade point averages that would make undergrads very happy.
Source: The B Grade -
Important Haircut: Ren had one in the third grade, when she cut off her previously long hair to persuade Hibiki to agree to cut the latter's hair, which has trapped to the school gate.
Source: Manga / Anne Happy -
BFS: Tombstone's sword is large enough to cut a large military grade vehicle in half.
Source: Webcomic / C Karrus
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Grade and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/grade
Cut & Grade. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/grade>.
Grade or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/grade.
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