Synonyms of measuring

measuring

verb

present participle of measure

1

as in gauging

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in controlling

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

he carefully measured his response to the provocative question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlling
• regulating
• containing
• curbing
• keeping
• restraining
• checking
• governing
• suppressing
• holding
• constraining
• inhibiting
• taming
• stifling
• ruling
• stopping
• pulling in
• bridling
• swallowing
• interrupting
• reining (in)
• blocking
• impeding
• hindering
• repressing
• holding back
• choking (back)
• arresting
• hampering
• strangling
• sinking
• obstructing
• bottling (up)
• smothering
• silencing
• squelching
• mincing
• muffling
• pocketing
• handcuffing
• muzzling
• gagging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• loosening
• expressing
• liberating
• venting
• taking out
• airing
• unleashing
• loosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of measuring

Approval should define a business outcome, assign an accountable owner and set a baseline for measuring progress. — Chris Dunn, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The work establishes a programmable approach to measuring, separating and controlling partially coherent light. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Neurotechnology company Myndspan is building a business around measuring the brain rather than treating it, offering £600 assessments using magnetoencephalography (MEG), a technology traditionally confined to hospitals and research laboratories. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

John Painter, another volunteer, used a measuring wheel to mark the 150-foot boundary around a polling location, helping ensure the group's activities remained outside the restricted area. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Governors can help change that by prioritizing and measuring what students know and can do in civics. — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

For more than 15 years, Jeanologia’s EIM has been in the business of measuring the environmental impact of garment finishing. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Much of her work involved measuring radiation around the site and making sure levels were safe. — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

First responders took the victim to Fawcett Memorial Hospital with a severe cut measuring four to six inches from his left cheek down to his neck, alongside a minor laceration to his upper chest, police said. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026