Synonyms of scales

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noun (1)

plural of scale

as in balances

a device for measuring weight

I hate getting on the bathroom scale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• balances
• gravimeters

scales

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noun (2)

plural of scale

as in plates

a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale

scales of mica were embedded in the granite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plates
• sheets
• lamellae
• chips
• laminae
• slivers
• flakes
• slices
• leaves
• splinters
• splints

scales

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noun (3)

plural of scale

1

as in hierarchies

a scheme of rank or order

a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hierarchies
• ladders
• rankings
• series
• graduations
• orderings
• levels
• sequences
• arrays
• distributions
• food chains
• degrees
• setups
• situations
• arrangements
• stations
• positions
• disposals
• reaches
• footings
• dispositions
• places
• pecking orders
• statuses
• rungs
• spots
• standings
• echelons

2

as in ranges

the distance or extent between possible extremes

with the scale going from one to ten, what did you think of the movie?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranges
• spectra
• diapasons
• widths
• stretches
• gamuts
• dimensions
• spreads
• measures
• scopes
• amplitudes
• pitches
• realms
• reaches
• sweeps
• extents
• compasses
• ambits

scales

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scale

as in measures

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measures
• gauges
• weighs
• spans
• assesses
• estimates
• judges
• computes
• ascertains
• figures
• calibrates
• evaluates
• calipers
• values
• quantifies
• sums
• calculates
• marks (off)
• determines
• quantitates
• tallies
• appraises
• totals
• figures out
• lays off
• guesses
• finds out
• adds up
• works out
• ciphers
• conjectures
• valuates
• guesstimates
• discovers
• supposes
• reckons
• dopes (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scales

Noun

His head, aglitter with feathery scales, is small, neat, furious; his wingspan could wipe out several city blocks at once. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

And this new Godzilla, entirely computer-generated, is an irritable muscle of spikes and scales, or like a sort of angry gothic pineapple. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Zero, Jack Skellington’s dog, floats on the side of a handbag; the Harlequin Demon is rendered with feathers and leather scales; and Skellington himself is painted as a peekaboo surprise inside a carryall. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

In addition to having her entire body covered in green scales, her costume featured a long tail and moving snakes that replaced her hair. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

What’s masked as a culture war in Florida is actually a class war the billionaires designed to tune us out, but young people are ready to even the scales on Election Day. — Cameron Driggers, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

The star of the costume, of course, was those life-like fish prosthetics—down to the scales, big bug eyes, and ridged fins. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

YourOwnWeigh is also currently limited to just two older models of Withings’ scales. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Under his influence, the cosmic scales are tipped in favor of darkness, and everyone’s fate, from superheroes to regular Joes, turns out much more grim. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Initial availability will be limited, with capacity increasing as the company scales. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Unlike the typical, Western beauty origin story — where an entrepreneur launches a specialized startup and scales through venture capital — Fas does not have a single founder. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Factory scales up gun production Rheinmetall equipped the 11,500-square-meter facility in just eight months, turning an empty building into an operational manufacturing site. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Many practical questions ultimately depend on which scales Schrödinger’s equation is valid at. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Thorvald currently treats some 3,000 acres of grapevines in California as the company scales its commercial deployment. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Whoever scales the product should have lived through selling it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The HomePower 2000 Plus v2 is built on that philosophy, with a 2,048Wh LiFePO4 battery, a 2,400W inverter, 10ms UPS capability, and an expandable design that scales up to 12kWh. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

With technology companies that have already demonstrated strong top-line growth, one of the most important things to watch is what happens to the incremental dollar of revenue as the company scales. — Kevin Simpson, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026