Synonyms of gauging

gauging

verb

variants also gaging

present participle of gauge

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gauging

The think tank studies California’s political geography every few years, gauging which issues residents care about the most. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Only gauging team climate once a year is the equivalent of testing oxygen annually. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

And there’s at least some truth to competing states gauging his interest in moving, with Tennessee officials extending an invitation in July. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Willcox found a very low-tech but effective way of gauging the state of the Spanish team. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The Chicago school board voted to add two questions to the November ballot gauging whether city voters would support drumming up new revenue for Chicago Public Schools. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Traders were gauging the odds of an imminent hike, and simultaneously demanded more compensation to hold longer government debt, believing that inflation would continue to bite. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Bart Jansen Despite widespread interest in finding the origin of COVID-19 and gauging the government’s response to it, the hearing with Fauci is expected to be highly partisan. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The most recent poll from ICS/Iscte gauging the public’s trust in Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s government, in March, found 34% gave it a positive rating and 56% a negative. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026