Synonyms of measure

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noun

ˈme-zhər 

1

as in means

an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result

such new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• means
• step
• move
• effort
• attempt
• action
• shift
• initiative
• procedure
• resource
• expedient
• act
• doing
• operation
• try
• success
• process
• feat
• activity
• course
• proposal
• project
• dealing
• accomplishment
• proceeding
• pass
• thing
• achievement
• coup
• exploit
• endeavor
• triumph
• attainment
• work
• deed
• crack
• event
• proposition
• enterprise
• undertaking
• while
• business
• exertion
• stab
• shot
• trial
• labor
• trouble
• pains
• go
• essay
• whack
• countermeasure
• affair
• stopgap
• resort
• fling
• counterstep
• makeshift
• countermove

2

as in amount

a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter

each day prisoners were given only a small measure of rice to live on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amount
• quantity
• volume
• quantum
• portion
• degree
• coefficient
• many
• number
• body

3

as in criterion

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared

during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criterion
• standard
• benchmark
• metric
• yardstick
• barometer
• example
• gold standard
• grade
• touchstone
• rule
• instance
• mark
• par
• bar
• average
• norm
• case
• pinnacle
• peak
• summit
• meridian
• apex
• zenith
• acme

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deviation
• abnormality
• aberration

4

as in rhythm

the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity

the song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhythm
• cadence
• beat
• meter
• drum
• emphasis
• accent
• throb
• stress
• movement
• sway
• accentuation
• swing
• lilt
• backbeat
• hexameter
• trimeter
• tetrameter
• pentameter

5

as in size

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

a slipcover for the couch that was made to measure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• size
• dimension
• measurement
• extent
• proportion
• magnitude
• bulk
• area
• amplitude
• volume
• roominess
• spaciousness
• bigness
• largeness
• immensity
• greatness
• vastness
• hugeness
• bulkiness
• capaciousness
• monstrousness
• commodiousness
• massiveness
• grandness
• mass
• enormousness
• grossness
• tremendousness
• voluminousness
• stupendousness
• ampleness
• immenseness
• heftiness

measure

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verb

1

as in to gauge

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

• gauge
• scale
• weigh
• assess
• gage
• estimate
• ascertain
• evaluate
• span
• calculate
• determine
• quantify
• judge
• calibrate
• compute
• figure
• guess
• quantitate
• appraise
• mark (off)
• lay off
• value
• sum
• add up
• figure out
• cipher
• discover
• suppose
• caliper
• find out
• guesstimate
• tally
• valuate
• conjecture
• total
• work out
• reckon
• dope (out)

2

as in to regulate

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

he carefully measured his response to the provocative question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regulate
• control
• contain
• curb
• keep
• restrain
• check
• suppress
• stifle
• constrain
• govern
• rule
• hold
• inhibit
• tame
• stop
• pull in
• rein (in)
• bridle
• swallow
• hinder
• interrupt
• choke (back)
• repress
• hold back
• impede
• hamper
• smother
• obstruct
• block
• strangle
• sink
• arrest
• squelch
• silence
• muffle
• bottle (up)
• mince
• pocket
• muzzle
• handcuff
• gag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• liberate
• loosen
• express
• loose
• take out
• vent
• unleash
• air

Examples of measure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Investors will be watching for more stimulus measures to prop up the real estate sector in China with the country’s housing minister set to hold a press briefing on Thursday 10 a.m. local time, according to a statement from the State Council Information Office on Tuesday. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024

Staff, bystanders and an off-duty police officer at the event rendered aid immediately and performed life-saving measures, according to the sheriff, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024

Verb

The protein is easy and inexpensive for laboratories to measure. —Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

One vulnerability is proving particularly difficult to measure: What happens if the U.S. House fails to select a speaker by Jan. 6, 2025? —Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing measure

• for good measure
• measure up (to)