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

Circadian scores attempt to quantify how well your daily behaviors, including light exposure, meal timing, activity, and sleep-wake patterns, are keeping that internal clock in sync with the outside world. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

Given our developing ability to determine the difference in severity caused by climate change, researchers have attempted to quantify how that translates into damages. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

In 2018, Picard and his colleagues released the mitochondrial health index — a molecular measure of mitochondria’s capacity to transform energy, calculated by extracting the organelles from a tissue sample and quantifying their contents. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Two major studies, one published in 2023 and another in 2025, quantify the payoff in years of life expectancy and offer a road map for the habits that matter most. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026