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

Raw chicken was thawing inside a prep sink in low stagnant water measuring 81 degrees. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Bitcoin's trillion-dollar status is a blend of productive achievement, future wager, and the shrinking value of the measuring dollar. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Three arms, one vessel ORNL recently demonstrated the technology by printing a nuclear-relevant pressure vessel measuring roughly three feet by five feet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

The researchers zeroed in on the most likely scenario of an asteroid measuring about 1,050 feet (320 meters) across striking Deimos at a 45-degree angle, creating the south pole crater and the dust layer. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

What the research found Some of the survey questions measuring Christian nationalism and anti-Christian nationalism captured opposite ideas. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Islamic finance has its own rules and standards; development finance has another set for reporting, rating, and measuring outcomes. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

The first of the season’s three matchups figures to stand as a considerable measuring stick for the Heat against the defending NBA champions. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Many professional investors and funds closely track the index, either mimicking it or at least measuring their performance against it. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026