Synonyms of scaling

scaling

verb

present participle of scale

as in measuring

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

• measuring
• gauging
• weighing
• spanning
• assessing
• estimating
• computing
• evaluating
• ascertaining
• calibrating
• quantifying
• calculating
• judging
• determining
• figuring
• laying off
• summing
• marking (off)
• calipering
• appraising
• quantitating
• valuing
• adding up
• guessing
• valuating
• figuring out
• discovering
• ciphering
• finding out
• working out
• guesstimating
• supposing
• totaling
• conjecturing
• doping (out)
• tallying
• reckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scaling

Republican Scott Walker won that year, and over the next eight years enacted a wide array of Republican priorities that included drastically scaling back union rights, slashing taxes and requiring voters to show identification at the polls. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

However, scaling these tiny components into larger, functional superlattices has been tough. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

After scaling the route’s opening gambit—the four-mile-long Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with a two-mile, 174-foot elevation gain, the race’s highest climb—the infamous crowds that line the route started to materialize. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

The Supreme Court decision scaling back the VRA — and subsequent redistricting efforts in Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee — threatens to reduce Black representation in Congress. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

The film, directed by Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, shows how Morrison overcame multiple tragedies to achieve the unthinkable – scaling the north side of Mount Everest and then skiing down it, a feat never before accomplished. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

Setting a gift cap, agreeing on spending limits with relatives or scaling back hosting are all ways households can manage holiday expenses, in line with the APA’s advice to make a financial plan and reduce spending when necessary. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Turning down an invitation or scaling back a tradition is not failure. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Some people are even scaling back their wearables to less distracting devices with fewer frills. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026