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Gauge

🔄 Synonyms of "Gauge"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gagenoun	To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
estimatenoun	A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
approximatenoun	Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gauge"

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Word	Definition
approximatenoun	(rare) An approximate result or quantity.
estimatenoun	A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
guessnoun	A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
gagenoun	Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
yardsticknoun	(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
distancenoun	(countable) An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
contournoun	An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
calibrationnoun	(technology) The act of calibrating something.
barometernoun	An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
manometernoun	An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
dipsticknoun	A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
calibrateverb	(technology, transitive) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
beaconnoun	(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
markernoun	Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
calibrenoun	(UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) Alternative form of caliber. [Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.]
windnoun	(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
measuringnoun	Act of measurement.
bandwidthnoun	(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
measurementnoun	Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.