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, 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, 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

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, 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. Steve Hanke:

   It's not a pain gauge. It's a polling gauge, that was the whole purpose of the thing. The bottom line is the original one gives politicians what they need to know.

2. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   Your first appearance, he said to me, is the gauge by which you will be measured; try to manage that you may go beyond yourself in after times, but beware of ever doing less.

3. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   Your first appearance, he said to me, is the gauge by which you will be measured try to manage that you may go beyond yourself in after times, but beware of ever doing less.

4. Steve Maraboli:

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

5. Terry Giles:

   For the next few months, Dr. Carson looks forward to listening to the American people to gauge support for a presidential candidacy, obviously, this is a very big step.