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

The figure is meant to make the play both more credible and more threatening, quantifying both what Paramount stands to gain and what California stands to lose. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

The scope of the consequences for young athletes nationwide is impossible to quantify, ProPublica and The Post found, because the AAU operates with a secrecy that is unusual for a nonprofit that serves children. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026

While the agency cannot quantify how many of those victims are college athletes, officials believe the combination of social media exposure and NIL funding make college athletes especially vulnerable. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

But the exact methodology used to define and quantify those benefits varies by LLAD. — Haley Parsley august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026