| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure, standard |
Synonyms: |
barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size, span, test, thickness, touchstone, type, width, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | measure, judge |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, appraise, ascertain, assess, calculate, calibrate, check, check out, compute, count, determine, estimate, evaluate, eye*, figure, figure in, guess, guesstimate, have one's number, look over, meter, peg, quantify, quantitate, rate, reckon, scale, size, size up, take account of, tally, value, weigh |
Antonyms: |
estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, determine |
Synonyms: |
appraise, apprise, assay, check out*, check*, compute, determine, dig it, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick, peg, rate, reckon, set, size up, size*, survey, take measure, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | benchmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reference point |
Synonyms: |
criterion, gauge, measure, standard, touchstone, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | calculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compute or estimate amount |
Synonyms: |
account, add, adjust, appraise, assay, cast, cipher, consider, count, determine, divide, dope out, enumerate, figure, forecast, foretell, gauge, guess, judge, keep tabs, measure, multiply, number, rate, reckon, size up, subtract, sum, take account of, tally, tot, tote up, value, weigh, work out |
| Main Entry: | caliber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | size of ammunition |
Synonyms: |
bore, class, diameter, gauge, grade, length, measure, measurement, quality, striking power, weight |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
Synonyms: |
account, allot, appraise, assess, assign, assort, brand, classify, codify, consider, designate, divide, evaluate, gauge, grade, group, hold, identify, judge, mark, part, pigeonhole, rank, rate, reckon, regard, score, separate |
| Main Entry: | computation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performing arithmetic |
Synonyms: |
calculation, ciphering, computing, counting, data processing, estimating, estimation, figuring, gauge, guess, reckoning, summing, totalling |
Antonyms: |
conjecture, guesstimation |
| Main Entry: | compute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate, estimate |
Synonyms: |
add up, cast up, cipher, count, count heads, count noses, cut ice, dope out, enumerate, figure, figure out, gauge, keep tabs, measure, rate, reckon, run down, size up, sum, take account of, take one's measure, tally, tot, total, tote, tote up |
Antonyms: |
conjecture, guess, guesstimate, surmise |