Synonyms of measures

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noun

plural of measure

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
• steps
• moves
• efforts
• attempts
• resources
• shifts
• things
• procedures
• initiatives
• actions
• expedients
• activities
• proposals
• acts
• processes
• feats
• dealings
• tries
• projects
• operations
• works
• doings
• proceedings
• coups
• successes
• accomplishments
• deeds
• enterprises
• endeavors
• countermeasures
• achievements
• goes
• events
• exploits
• attainments
• undertakings
• courses
• pains
• propositions
• cracks
• exertions
• triumphs
• passes
• businesses
• affairs
• troubles
• essays
• trials
• resorts
• makeshifts
• shots
• labors
• whiles
• stabs
• stopgaps
• countersteps
• whacks
• countermoves
• flings

2

as in amounts

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

• amounts
• quantities
• volumes
• portions
• coefficients
• numbers
• quanta
• many
• degrees
• bodies

3

as in standards

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

• standards
• criteria
• benchmarks
• metrics
• yardsticks
• barometers
• examples
• grades
• norms
• pars
• rules
• touchstones
• bars
• instances
• gold standards
• marks
• averages
• cases
• pinnacles
• summits
• peaks
• meridians
• acmes
• zeniths
• apexes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deviations
• abnormalities
• aberrations

4

as in rhythms

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

• rhythms
• cadences
• emphases
• meters
• beats
• drums
• accents
• throbs
• stresses
• movements
• swings
• accentuations
• sways
• hexameters
• trimeters
• backbeats
• tetrameters
• lilts
• pentameters

5

as in dimensions

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

a slipcover for the couch that was made to measure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dimensions
• sizes
• measurements
• magnitudes
• proportions
• areas
• extents
• masses
• bulks
• amplitudes
• volumes
• immensities

measures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of measure

1

as in gauges

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

• gauges
• scales
• weighs
• assesses
• estimates
• spans
• ascertains
• evaluates
• computes
• judges
• calculates
• determines
• quantifies
• figures
• marks (off)
• quantitates
• values
• calibrates
• guesses
• sums
• tallies
• appraises
• figures out
• calipers
• adds up
• lays off
• finds out
• works out
• totals
• conjectures
• guesstimates
• valuates
• discovers
• supposes
• ciphers
• reckons
• dopes (out)

2

as in controls

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

he carefully measured his response to the provocative question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controls
• curbs
• contains
• regulates
• keeps
• restrains
• checks
• rules
• constrains
• governs
• suppresses
• reins (in)
• inhibits
• stifles
• holds
• stops
• tames
• pulls in
• bridles
• arrests
• blocks
• swallows
• chokes (back)
• holds back
• interrupts
• pockets
• hampers
• bottles (up)
• hinders
• represses
• muffles
• strangles
• impedes
• sinks
• obstructs
• minces
• smothers
• silences
• squelches
• handcuffs
• gags
• muzzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• expresses
• liberates
• loosens
• takes out
• unleashes
• looses
• airs
• vents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of measures

Noun

There was some progress on issues like tax credits, while other measures, like AI regulations and new labor requirements, could introduce new burdens on a range of industries, groups argue. —P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026

The Kremlin has approved new measures allowing citizens from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria to gain Russian citizenship more easily, Russia’s state media reported Friday night. —ABC News, 16 May 2026

Red meat consumption in Argentina — historically one of the world’s biggest consumers of beef — has fallen to its lowest level in two decades amid economic austerity measures imposed by libertarian President Javier Milei. —Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026

Workforce demographic data enables employers to design lawful DEI strategies to reduce barriers to equal opportunity, such as implementing broader recruitment measures or ensuring that all hiring criteria are job-related. —Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Cassidy's campaign has focused heavily on legislative wins and his influence in Washington, such as measures he's sponsored that have been signed by Trump like fighting against fentanyl addiction and lowering prescription drug prices. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 May 2026

Regular cleaning and protective measures help prevent moss and algae buildup on outdoor furniture. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 May 2026

Suspensions One Kansas City food business was suspended due to ineffective pest control measures. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026

On homelessness, Munson wants to double down on preventative measures such as rental assistance as well as permanent supportive housing. —Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026

Verb

The device measures force, pressure, and twisting in every direction using light instead of electronics. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026

Instead, Fonseca measures progress by steady improvement. —Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026

Specifications The Si-o-Se Pol measures about 970 feet (296 meters) in length and 46 feet (14 meters) in width. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

No one was keeping a distance chart on the launches, but all of them easily cleared the fence, which measures 200 feet in left field, 215 to center. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

On the market for roughly $4 million, the duplex measures more than 1,700 square feet with two bedrooms and three bathrooms. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2026

Charlotte’s Sean Brown, a complete unknown in the draft process who currently has less than 300 followers on Twitter, measures 6-foot-3. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

Separate from CoStar’s booking data, which measures reservations already on the books, the firm also makes projections that are forward-looking estimates. —Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

This year, the snowpack in the upper portion of the river’s watershed in the Rocky Mountains measures just 22% of average, the smallest on record. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026