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

Earning money by motoring around the open ocean, solo, in an aging, tiny boat, roughly 100 days a year, and then trapping, measuring and selling some California spiny lobster, is a very cool way to make a living. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 14 Nov. 2026

The cube has enjoyed another surge in popularity in recent years as global competitions have proliferated, measuring who can solve the puzzle the fastest. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

The fiendishly difficult task of measuring carbon sinks Measuring how much carbon is being taken up by the world’s oceans and forests is devilishly difficult and prohibitively expensive. — Andrew C. Manning, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026

In vehicle window-film installation, for example, an employee traditionally needs to understand measuring, marking, pattern preparation, hand-cutting, and fitment before progressing to the application itself. — Clayton Tomasino, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

The brand’s first flagship, measuring 2,150 square feet, is due to open in Paris, on Rue de Richelieu, in March. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

Madsen reconstructed the elephants’ social network for each year, measuring the strength of each relationship by how often two animals were seen together. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Nov. 2026

The gray model shown in the photos is built atop a long-wheelbase Caddy Maxi Commerce measuring 191 in (485 cm) long. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2026

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