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Definitions

measures

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

Example Sentences

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In addition to Proposition 50, tax measures were also on the ballots in some counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A spokesperson said the State Department doesn’t discuss specific safety measures for foreign missions for security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Russia, a long-time ally of Tehran, has denounced what it calls one-sided measures.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

These may include direct measures of body composition or simpler alternatives such as skinfold measurements or body circumference indicators like the waist-to-height ratio.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Hull had been commissioned two years earlier to take over the school’s disciplinary measures by their principal, who had sought out some sort of tax break that could save the school money.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro