Synonyms of quantify

quantify

verb

as in to measure

formal to find the quantity or amount of (something)

It is difficult to quantify intelligence.

Doctors have quantified the risks of smoking cigarettes.

It is impossible to quantify the number of websites on the Internet.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quantify

Composer and piano virtuoso Clara Schumann, whose influence on 19th-century classical music is impossible to quantify. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Ontide management reported that worker turnover attributable to harassment and unresolved grievances had declined substantially; however, the report did not provide figures to quantify that change. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

In the 1940s mathematician Claude Shannon quantified information as the reduction of uncertainty. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

While there is no way to quantify the overall change across the nation, scientists, researchers and professional groups say the shift is clear, unprecedented and concerning. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026