GAGING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

gauging

verb

variants also gaging

present participle of gauge

as in estimating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need

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as in measuring

to find out the size, extent, or amount of very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction

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Recent Examples of gauging Most recently, the chair of the vaccine panel, a cardiologist, told POLITICO that its focus this year will be on examining vaccine side effects rather than on its longstanding mission of gauging vaccine effectiveness. —

Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 Oklahoma City news anchor, Amanda Taylor, posted a Facebook reel gauging Oklahoma City resident’s interest about the potential new opening. —

Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026 After gauging voter interest in a variety of tax or bond measures, San Jose will pursue a 2% increase in transient occupancy taxes, which city staff says could generate approximately $10 million in annual revenue without reducing the competitiveness of its lodging industry. —

Devan Patel, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 At the annual Oscar nominations lunch, gauging the applause meter is part of the game, as the Academy rep (in this case, Lou Diamond Phillips) calls each nominee up to the riser for the class photo. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026 Ryan Wrasse, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, confirmed congressional leaders were gauging support early Thursday evening for fast-tracking the agreement through the Senate. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026 Another similar assumption is that since LLMs are tuned by AI makers to be sycophantic, the AI might computationally be gauging that the best way to make the user feel good is by going along with a delusion-crafting chat. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 His image has indeed been held aloft by some protesters, though gauging his true level of support inside the country is difficult given the lack of reliable opinion polls and independent media. —

Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026 But how about gauging the market for valuable vets like Wiggins or Powell? —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026

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Unable to add clouds to their models directly, physicists have effectively resorted to estimating their influence.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
Counsell didn’t sound optimistic about either player joining them soon, estimating their arrival in Arizona this upcoming weekend at the earliest.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026