Synonyms of gauging

gauging

verb

variants also gaging

present participle of gauge

1

as in calculating

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

• calculating
• figuring
• estimating
• judging
• guessing
• putting
• understanding
• placing
• making
• supposing
• conjecturing
• reckoning
• calling
• reasoning
• gathering
• deducing
• extrapolating
• inferring
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• calibrating
• computing
• working out

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measuring
• assessing
• computing
• scaling
• spanning
• judging
• calculating
• figuring
• quantifying
• weighing
• evaluating
• ascertaining
• calibrating
• estimating
• guessing
• determining
• appraising
• marking (off)
• quantitating
• valuing
• laying off
• summing
• discovering
• calipering
• totalling
• adding up
• valuating
• guesstimating
• figuring out
• ciphering
• finding out
• supposing
• working out
• conjecturing
• totaling
• tallying
• reckoning
• doping (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gauging

Just over half of Wisconsin's third- through eighth-graders met, or exceeded, state standards for math and English language arts on last spring’s Forward Exam, a statewide standardized test gauging whether Wisconsin schoolchildren are meeting benchmarks in core subjects. —Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025

While vacancy rates and return-to-office employee volume have been focal points in gauging demand, a new look at interest in office from the capital markets points to an even stronger recovery than previously thought. —Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

Everyday behaviors are an effective way of gauging a dog’s emotional state and their state of physical health. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025

Besides gauging their health and well-being, these volunteers offer information such as advice on how to stay cool – part of a wider awareness campaign that includes distributing pamphlets in public spaces and holding free talks on the topic. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025

Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills. —Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025

The therapist can do a much closer job of gauging how the person is reacting and interacting with AI. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Carthage College in Wisconsin will test new methods for gauging propellant levels in space, while a Teledyne payload, developed with NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, will test the a spacecraft fuel cell system before its possible use on moon and Mars missions. —Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025