Synonyms of gauges

gauges 1 of 2

verb

variants also gages

present tense third-person singular of gauge

1

as in estimates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• figures
• calculates
• makes
• judges
• supposes
• puts
• guesses
• places
• calls
• reckons
• understands
• reasons
• conjectures
• concludes
• infers
• deduces
• gathers
• extrapolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• calibrates
• computes
• works out

2

as in measures

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measures
• scales
• weighs
• spans
• assesses
• estimates
• ascertains
• judges
• evaluates
• calipers
• calibrates
• computes
• marks (off)
• figures
• quantifies
• calculates
• values
• determines
• quantitates
• appraises
• sums
• tallies
• figures out
• lays off
• adds up
• valuates
• guesses
• finds out
• totals
• works out
• guesstimates
• ciphers
• conjectures
• discovers
• supposes
• reckons
• dopes (out)

gauges

2 of 2

noun

variants also gages

plural of gauge

1

as in indicators

Related Words

• indicators
• dials
• indexes
• faces
• hands
• needles
• pointers

2

as in standards

Related Words

• standards
• touchstones
• guidelines
• mirrors
• principles
• examples
• paradigms
• rules
• patterns
• manifestations
• pinnacles
• essences
• summits
• archetypes
• phantoms
• apexes
• peaks
• incarnations
• pinks
• role models
• culminations
• zeniths
• personifications
• models
• apotheoses
• acmes
• embodiments
• patron saints
• quintessences
• ideas
• nonpareils
• paragons
• classics
• epitomes
• ideals
• eidolons
• exemplars
• nonesuches
• beau ideals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gauges

Verb

San Diego earned a 78 out of 100 Redfin Compete Score, which gauges how competitive a market is. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Activity impact gauges how physical exertion is affecting your recovery. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Ned Davis Research strategist Ed Clissold pointed out that his firm's multicap advance/decline line, which gauges the number of stocks that rose in a day minus those that fell, last peaked on April 20. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 June 2026

Baseball Savant’s newest metric, which gauges how well hitters time up certain pitches and square them up, loves him. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Several stock market gauges around the world — from the US to Taiwan — have now erased all their losses since the start of the Iran war, as financial markets price in a possible path to peace. — Pratigya Vajpayee, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026

Big Deal New research by Bain & Company gauges CFOs' AI spending plans. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

Although streamflow gauges suggested that water levels were falling at Wahiawa dam by Friday afternoon, Parker said, the dam is not out of the woods. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026

The discrepancies tended to be largest in lower-income regions, including parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where there are typically fewer local tide gauges and direct ocean measurements; these places are more reliant on models that perform poorly there. — Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026