Synonyms for Gauge
geɪdʒgauge

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. gauge

   Synonyms:
   measure, fathom, probe

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gaugeverb

   Synonyms:
   measure (a cask, &c.), find the contents of

2. gaugeverb

   Synonyms:
   measure (as to ability), estimate

3. gaugenoun

   Synonyms:
   measure

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1. List of paraphrases for "gauge":

   indicator, manometer, tonnage, meter, assess, measure, evaluate, template, indicators, calibrate, measuring, gauges, calibre

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Gauge":

   Elizabeth R. Deans, Gage, Guage, Sally Gauge, Paige

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1. Tetsuro Ii:

   When the Chinese economy is slowing down, there will be a fairly big impact on the production of durable goods. Investors are trying to gauge the impact as there is no evidence of that in the data yet.

2. Jeff Flake:

   I wouldn't gauge what support there is a year-and-a-half from now from what support there is now, certainly, now, Donald Trump party is Donald Trump party. The base is with Donald Trump in a big way. Believe me, we all know. But that's not to say that will hold.

3. Allen Sandeep:

   Oil going down is positive on the fiscal side for us, we are expecting some major decline in subsidy burdens for the government. And also people are trying to gauge what might actually come out of the economic conference in March.

4. 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.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Don't vote based on what others are doing. Go with your gut and the knowledge you've gleaned from doing your research. Do listen to what others have to say––it is important to gauge what others feel and think but you must still reach an opinion based on what you know, think and feel is the right choice.