Degree and Key

Degree

Degree noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

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Key and degree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Degree".

Nearby Words: degreed, degreeing, degress

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Degree and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degree" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

low	low degree	low key
similar	similar degree	similar key
certain	certain degree	certain key
fake	fake degree	fake key
Other adjectives: relative, small, actual, real, large, big, necessary, new, major, possible, minor, literal, higher, fifth.

Mad Artist: almost every character has a degree of eccentricity, but Arturo and especially Ulises take the key.

Source: Literature / The Savage Detectives
Mundane Made Awesome: Sure, it's to some degree awesome, but are all those camera angles and the exciting fanfare really needed when Mario gets a key?

Source: Videogame / Super Mario 64
Reality Warper: Low key example, Lewis can create and alter objects with his powers to a degree.

Source: Web Animation / Mystery Skulls Animated

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