measured

adjective

mea·sured ˈme-zhərd

ˈmā-

Synonyms of measured next

: marked by due proportion

: marked by rhythm : regularly recurrent

a measured gait

: metrical

: deliberate, calculated

a measured response

measuredly adverb

Examples of measured in a Sentence

This crisis requires a measured response. She spoke in carefully measured tones.

Recent Examples on the Web Israeli prime ministers often meet with U.S. counterparts much more quickly; Biden, though, has called Netanyahu's government the most extreme in decades and has offered measured criticism the Israeli prime minister's handling of historic pro-democracy protests in Israel. —

Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023 The measured schedule allows growers to rely on fewer employees to pick the fruit, ensures those farm workers have consistent work for the summer and prevents a backlog of cherries in packing and distributing facilities. —

oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023 That measured response also carried over into how the fires were put out. —

Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023 The catheter is then used to infuse a measured dose of medicine at regular intervals or via constant infusion. —

Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023 The elderly Bogle’s measured support of the Claimant stands in contrast to much of the court proceedings, as well as the shouting crowds at his events. —

Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 Hard, however, had been playing extraordinarily well at Wimbledon so far, exhibiting a more mature game of measured strategy and control. —

Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023 Sentence by sentence, scene by scene, Saade’s measured prose makes cogent the post-blast chaos and confusion, creating order out of disorder, in a bold attempt to find peace where once was pandemonium. —

Longreads, 11 Aug. 2023 Portland, meanwhile, was content to play at a measured pace. —

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