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

Notably, scaling up production required a complete redesign of standard assembly practices. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

For her part, Lubarsky in New York City is scaling her own graphic design and illustration client book while looking for a new job. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

That includes scaling up domestic production of interceptor drones and weapons assisted by artificial intelligence, and blurring the lines between civilian and military responsibility for defending the skies. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026

Dedicated to scaling climate solutions, Ofwona Adera also oversees the African Adaptation Acceleration Program, a $25 billion initiative to boost climate action across Africa. — Time, 9 Nov. 2026

In addition to finding redundancies in corporate overhead, real estate and facilities as well as consolidating back office and corporate functions, those efficiencies include scaling AI-workflows across the combined company. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026

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

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