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measured

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of measured

1 decided on as a result of careful thought
  • a measured response to the situation
Synonyms of measured

advised, calculated, considered, deliberate, knowing, reasoned, studied, thought-out, thoughtful, weighed
Words Related to measured

aforethought, premeditated, prepense

educated, informed

intentional, purposeful

designed, intended, planned, projected

careful, meticulous

foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent
Near Antonyms of measured

half-cocked, ill-advised

chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random

aimless, desultory, purposeless

hasty, hurried, rushed

abrupt, impetuous, sudden

automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous
Antonyms of measured

casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered, unstudied
2 having distinct or certain limits
  • the measured authority of the mayor in running the town's affairs
Synonyms of measured

bounded, circumscribed, defined, definite, determinate, finite, limited, narrow, restricted
Words Related to measured

modified, qualified

detailed, exact, precise, specific

confined, constricted, moderate, modest

minute, puny, small, tiny

determined, fixed, settled
Near Antonyms of measured

bottomless, countless, incalculable, inestimable, inexhaustible, innumerable, unfathomable

unqualified, unreserved

general, indeterminate, nebulous, vague

enlarged, escalated, expanded

copious, plenitudinous, plentiful
Antonyms of measured

boundless, dimensionless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, undefined, unlimited, unmeasured
3 marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
  • The procession moved along to the measured beating of a drum.
Synonyms of measured

cadenced, cadent, metrical (or metric), rhythmic (or rhythmical)
Words Related to measured

even, regular, steady, uniform

lilting, musical, swaying
Antonyms of measured

arrhythmic, nonmetrical, unmeasured, unrhythmic

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