Antonyms for Gauge
geɪdʒgauge

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1. gauge

   Antonyms:
   survey, conjecture, view, scan, guess, observe, mismeasure

   Synonyms:
   measure, fathom, probe

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • Distance
   • Figure
   • Measure
   • Mix
   • Rub
   • Standardize
   • Thickness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. gauge, gagenoun

   a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

   Synonyms:
   calibre, gauge, gage, locoweed, smoke, standard of measurement, caliber, bore, sens, dope, skunk, pot, weed, green goddess, grass, sess

2. gauge, standard of measurementnoun

   accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

   Synonyms:
   gage, bore, standard of measurement, gauge, calibre, caliber

3. gaugenoun

   the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

   Synonyms:
   gage, bore, standard of measurement, calibre, caliber

4. gaugenoun

   the thickness of wire

   Synonyms:
   gage, bore, standard of measurement, calibre, caliber

5. bore, gauge, caliber, calibreverb

   diameter of a tube or gun barrel

   Synonyms:
   dullard, gage, aegir, eager, bore-hole, standard of measurement, eagre, drill hole, quality, bore, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gauge

6. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judgeverb

   judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

   "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, guess, pass judgment, infer, opine, gauge, figure, reckon, suppose, try, venture, estimate, judge, pronounce, hazard, imagine, label, evaluate, come close, approximate, think, calculate, forecast, count on, adjudicate

7. gaugeverb

   rub to a uniform size

   "gauge bricks"

   Synonyms:
   judge, guess, estimate, approximate

8. gaugeverb

   determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

   "gauge the wine barrels"

   Synonyms:
   judge, guess, estimate, approximate

9. gaugeverb

   measure precisely and against a standard

   "the wire is gauged"

   Synonyms:
   judge, guess, estimate, approximate

10. gaugeverb

    adapt to a specified measurement

    "gauge the instruments"

    Synonyms:
    judge, guess, estimate, approximate

11. gaugeverb

    mix in specific proportions

    "gauge plaster"

    Synonyms:
    judge, guess, estimate, approximate

How to use Gauge in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama for appointment:

   In the meantime, the American people are going to have the ability to gauge whether the person I've nominated is well within the mainstream, is a good jurist, is somebody who's worthy to sit on the Supreme Court, i think it will be very difficult for Mr. McConnell to explain how, if the public concludes that this person's very well qualified, that the Senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons.

2. Steve Maraboli:

   Happiness is the gauge that measures your relationship with God."

3. Rex Whitmire Harbour:

   Also in the vehicle, investigators found approximately 3,000 rounds of.22 ammunition, 350 rounds of 9mm ammunition and 150 12-gauge shotgun shells.

4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!”

5. Janis Meredith:

   I think a lot of times parents tend to gauge their own self-esteem on how well their kids do, like, 'I'm so and so's parent. Did you see how well my kid did?' maybe they're trying to make up for something that they didn't do when they were younger or something that they did do, maybe they want their kid to live up to them.

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