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Synonyms of measure in English:
measure
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verb
1‘they measured the length and width of the room’
SYNONYMS
take the measurements of, calculate, compute, estimate, count, meter, quantify, weigh, size, evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, gauge, plumb, measure out, determine, judge, survey
ANTONYMS
guess, estimate
2‘I had better measure my words’
SYNONYMS
choose carefully, select with care, consider, think carefully about, plan, calculate
3‘she did not need to measure herself against some ideal’
SYNONYMS
compare with, contrast with, put into competition with
pit, set, match, test, judge
noun
1‘cost-cutting measures’
SYNONYMS
action, act, course, course of action, deed, proceeding, procedure, step, means, expedient
manoeuvre, initiative, programme, operation, control, legal action
2‘the Senate passed the measure’
SYNONYMS
statute, act, bill, law, legislation
3‘the original dimensions were in imperial measure, 15 inches on each side’
SYNONYMS
system, standard, units, scale
4‘use a measure to check the size’
SYNONYMS
ruler, tape measure, rule, gauge, meter, scale, level, yardstick
5‘a measure of egg white’
SYNONYMS
portion, quantity, amount, quota, ration, allowance, allocation
6‘the states retain a measure of independence’
SYNONYMS
certain amount, amount, degree, quantity
7‘sales are the measure of the company's success’
SYNONYMS
yardstick, test, standard, norm, barometer, touchstone, litmus test, criterion, benchmark
8‘poetic measure’
SYNONYMS
metre, cadence, rhythm, foot
9‘now tread we a measure’
SYNONYMS
dance, step, caper, hop
Phrases
- measure something out
‘measure out and mix the ingredients’
SYNONYMS
pour out, dole out, deal out
dispense, administer, issue
1‘I must measure up the windows for some new curtains’
SYNONYMS
survey, quantify, take the measurements of, weigh, appraise, determine
estimate, count, meter
2‘the two men shook hands and silently measured each other up’
SYNONYMS
evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, judge, adjudge, weigh up, size up, survey
‘it irritates him beyond measure that she is nearly always right’
SYNONYMS
immensely, extremely, vastly, greatly, excessively, immeasurably, incalculably, infinitely, limitlessly, boundlessly, inexhaustibly
‘he was sacked because he didn't measure up’
SYNONYMS
come up to standard, achieve the required standard, fulfil expectations, fill the bill, fit the bill, pass muster, do well
be capable, be acceptable, be satisfactory, be adequate, be suitable
informal come up to scratch, make the grade, cut the mustard, be up to snuff
ANTONYMS
fall short
‘they took measures to improve performance’
SYNONYMS
act, take action, take steps, take measures, take the initiative, move, make a move, react, do something, proceed, go ahead
‘we didn't measure up to the standards they set’
SYNONYMS
achieve, meet, come up to, equal, be equal to, match, rival, vie with, bear comparison with, be on a level with, serve, satisfy, fulfil, comply with
ANTONYMS
fall short of
‘the assistant measured off the required length’
SYNONYMS
mark off, mark the boundaries of, mark the limits of, measure out, demarcate, delimit, delineate, outline, describe, define, stake out
‘she wants to get the measure of Kate before they meet at the Olympics’
SYNONYMS
evaluate, assess, gauge, judge, weigh up
understand, fathom, read, be wise to, not be deceived by, see through
informal have someone's number, not fall for, know someone's game, know someone's little game
‘she added a couple of chilli peppers for good measure’
SYNONYMS
as a bonus, as an extra, into the bargain, to boot, in addition, besides, as well
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