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

This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

First, blades run against the fish scales, removing them in quick fashion. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Nevertheless, taking all these results together, researchers who still believe the wave function must collapse at macroscopic scales appear to be walking on thin ice. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Mission-critical applications and agents may become material AI cost centers as their usage scales. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Atmospheric fluctuations on shorter weekly or daily scales, such as sudden stratospheric warming events, polar vortex disruptions, or shifts in the Arctic Oscillation, can temporarily override the overarching El Niño pattern. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

But even those examples fall far short of the sort of figures that would tilt the scales in any outcomes. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

However, drones are seen as a threat on all scales of the combat spectrum, including to individual infantry soldiers targeted by what are basically flying grenades. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

How long can a country punch above its weight before someone needs to check the scales? — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

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

Continue reading … REALITY SETS IN — Seattle's socialist mayor scales back on campaign promises amid public safety concerns. — FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

This is because the difficulty of computing the wave function scales exponentially with bigger molecules. — Sophya Garashchuk, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Drone battery output scales The converted production line will add to Amprius’ existing manufacturing network spanning the United States, South Korea and China. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026