GAUGING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

gauging

verb

variants also gaging

present participle of gauge

as in estimating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need

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as in measuring

to find out the size, extent, or amount of very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction

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Recent Examples of gauging The Chicago school board voted to add two questions to the November ballot gauging whether city voters would support drumming up new revenue for Chicago Public Schools. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 William White is known for emphasizing the role of financial asset prices in gauging inflation, which may be conducive to a discretionary approach. — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Traders were gauging the odds of an imminent hike, and simultaneously demanded more compensation to hold longer government debt, believing that inflation would continue to bite. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Bart Jansen Despite widespread interest in finding the origin of COVID-19 and gauging the government’s response to it, the hearing with Fauci is expected to be highly partisan. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Clubs, then, might try to be proactive, gauging interest in players who are eligible to become free agents after the 2027 season. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The most recent poll from ICS/Iscte gauging the public’s trust in Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s government, in March, found 34% gave it a positive rating and 56% a negative. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 In addition to gauging the health of the AI trade, investors are watching developments in the Middle East closely and also are looking ahead to inflation data later this week, which could determine the direction of interest rates. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 June 2026 That was David in Sandy Springs’ response to last week’s poll gauging your thoughts about the vanishingly slim possibility of the Braves targeting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a midseason trade. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 12 June 2026

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Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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The suede boots featured a thigh-high design with a stiletto measuring 100 mm, just shy of a 4-inch heel.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
This suggests that exercise may influence aspects of slow-wave sleep quality or intensity not fully captured by measuring duration alone.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of measuring

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Understanding the rules and calculating your expenses, funding gap and available federal loan amounts is essential.

— Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Its more consequential proposal, however, is a new approach to calculating wool’s carbon footprint that produces dramatically lower results than conventional life-cycle assessments.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculating

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In addition to Broadway, the show has played in nine countries across four continents since making its West End debut in 2019.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Despite that footprint, the basic cement-making process has changed relatively little since the material was invented in 1824.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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That’s 1 point for me immediately taken away for losing to the Bot, who gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
But will the new Fed boss keep investors guessing on the central bank’s rate path and his views on the Treasury’s intervention in the bond market?

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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