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

The performance of hydrocarbons must be considered as part of a wider system that is simultaneously scaling clean electricity input and improving efficiency across the value chain. — H.e. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

For São Paulo, Paulino moved from watercolor on paper to painting on canvas, scaling her drawings up to nearly 9 feet by 20 feet. — Tatiane De Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Scientists and public health workers typically estimate current disease trends by using patterns from recent years, scaling changes against a few variables like birth rates and vaccination rates. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

And no one really knows which new medium-lift vehicles will be ready and capable of scaling up their launch cadence. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

This indicates that insurers are either scaling back or removing Medicare Advantage plans completely and many Medicare beneficiaries will need to find new plans for 2027. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Generally speaking, most companies have trouble scaling up their pilot AI projects, said Stephanie Woerner, principal research scientist at the MIT School of Management, who co-developed the four stages. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

For 2027, several major carriers are scaling down or eliminating these rebate dollars altogether. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026