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measure

[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /
NOUN
portion, scope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
part quota
STRONG
allotment allowance amount amplification amplitude area bang breadth bulk capacity degree depth dimension distance duration extent fix frequency height hit magnitude mass meed mensuration nip pitch proportion quantity quantum range ratio ration reach share shot size slug span strength sum volume weight
WEAK
admeasurement admensuration
Antonyms
STRONG
extreme unimportance whole
WEAK
ignorance inaction
NOUN
standard, rule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
method system test
STRONG
benchmark canon criterion example gauge meter model norm pattern scale touchstone trial type yardstick
Antonyms
STRONG
guess
WEAK
ignorance inaction
NOUN
preventive or institutive action
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act action control effort limit means move procedure project proposal step
STRONG
agency bounds course deed device expedient limitation makeshift maneuver moderation proceeding proposition resort resource restraint shift stopgap
WEAK
strategem
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cessation idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage
STRONG
freedom permanent wildness
WEAK
ignorance
NOUN
bill, law
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act project proposal resolution statute
STRONG
enactment proposition
Antonyms
WEAK
ignorance inaction
NOUN
beat, rhythm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
step
STRONG
accent cadence cadency division melody meter rhyme stress stroke swing tempo throb time tune verse vibration
Antonyms
STRONG
unimportance
WEAK
ignorance inaction
VERB
calculate, judge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust assess average calibrate check compute determine estimate evaluate fit gauge limit mark peg quantify rank regulate survey weigh
STRONG
adapt align appraise beat blend bound caliper choose delimit demarcate even eye figure gradate grade graduate level line mete plumb portion rate read reckon rhyme rule scale shade size sound square stroke tailor time value
WEAK
check out dope out look over mark out pace off size up take account
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorder disorganize guess ignore neglect
STRONG
divide separate
WEAK
estimate

Example Sentences

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Now consider a different measure, free cash flow.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Earlier this week, the official measure of services activity returned to expansion in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

BMI has faced increasing criticism in recent years because it does not directly measure body fat or account for how fat is distributed in the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

As a precautionary measure, the teams did not shake hands after Thursday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Everything has seemed so out of control, so overwhelming, that having some measure of peace … would be nice.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.