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

There are very few studies done on biotherapies, and what is out there is primarily inconclusive or acknowledging the results as too complex to quantify. — Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

To quantify this effect, the team modeled the drop as a conducting sphere hovering over a conducting wall, then calculated how the field strength scales with distance. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

For decades, researchers worked to quantify the percolation phase transition. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

The losses linked to the demise of these groups are difficult to quantify, but participants and advocates say the impacts will reverberate across federal agencies for years. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026