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

McKinsey’s 2025 survey found that 23% of organizations were scaling an agentic AI system somewhere in the enterprise and another 39% were experimenting. — Vinit Sahni, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Bullish thesis Agentforce is scaling faster than price reflects. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

The initiative tackles one of the industry’s biggest hurdles — scaling lower-impact materials and manufacturing — by aggregating demand instead of relying on isolated, brand-by-brand efforts that have stymied progress. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Scholes has grown skeptical that scaling up effects such as coherence and entanglement in life is possible at all. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

This allows researchers and industry partners to identify manufacturing risks before scaling up. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Bergan said city leaders have already begun scaling back future expansion. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

In colder climates, gardeners can begin scaling back deadheading in late summer or early fall. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

The same minerals spotting your glasses and scaling your faucets could also be the reason your shampoo barely lathers or your hair has been feeling dull and stiff lately. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026