Synonyms for caliber
cal·iber

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1. quality, caliber, calibrenoun

   a degree or grade of excellence or worth

   "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

   Synonyms:
   lineament, character, tone, quality, timbre, bore, calibre, timber, gauge

2. bore, gauge, caliber, calibrenoun

   diameter of a tube or gun barrel

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

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1. • Degree

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1. List of paraphrases for "caliber":

   calibre, size, calibrate

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How to use caliber in a sentence?

1. Di Maio:

   Let's find someone of the same caliber as Savona, who would still remain in the government in another ministry.

2. Duane Smith:

   I would be surprised if anybody is actually being killed with a .50-caliber in the United States, if there was somebody killed with that, the pool of murder suspects would be dramatically narrowed down.

3. Tim Goeglein:

   I would say that it's a wonderful thing to have someone of Mike Pence's caliber and integrity as vice president of the United States.

4. Brian Williams:

   That wasn’t a bad job, until a guy came up and stuck a .38-caliber pistol in my face and made me hand over all the money. Merry Christmas, right? Of course, I suddenly appreciated the other jobs I thought I hated.

5. Francois De La Rochefoucauld:

   Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.