SCALED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in scaly

composed of or covered with scales the fossilized form of a scaled reptile from the Triassic period

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scaled

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verb

past tense of scale

as in measured

to find out the size, extent, or amount of scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield

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Adjective

Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 June 2026 Many organizations are experimenting with AI in HR but have yet to achieve scaled impact. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 June 2026 Complex supply chains and poor communication between brands and innovators on scaled solutions with calculable benefits make for a noisy and confusing ‘ecosystem’. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Safdie could have doubled down on the shorts, scaled production, and chased the surge in demand. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026 But certain regimes remain tricky to simulate perfectly, such as unsteady interactions at off‑design angles, boundary‑layer transition, and inlet buzz, which is why scaled wind‑tunnel models still earn their keep validating corner cases before full‑scale testing. — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

The scientists now plan to collaborate with cement industry stakeholders to determine if the technology can be scaled for mass production. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Sue Wilson is also Ron Wilson's primary caretaker, a role that was scaled back. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The researchers are comparing three laboratory-scale color-stripping approaches, two of which have now been scaled to the kilogram level, Tehrani-Bagha said. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 But after Annapurna moved from financing its movies to distributing them in 2017, costs rose, flops piled up, and Megan Ellison scaled back her ambitions. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 Target scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives a year later. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 More than a dozen schools have scaled back such programs, citing low enrollment, budget issues and state laws, a Washington Post review found. — Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026 The runaway crowdfunding hit has been scaled up by its makers and is available for preorder from the company Photon Matrix's website. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Gen Z later revived that energy on TikTok but scaled it down to small everyday rewards rather than big splurges. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled

Adjective

The eagles fuss obsessively with their habitat, waddling around on their huge, scaly reptilian feet, moving sticks to and fro with their bony beaks.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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Verb

However, the report noted that the gap remains substantially wider when measured by value.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The rise lifted some components of the index into overbought territory, as measured by the relative strength index (RSI), a momentum indicator that tracks the speed and size of price changes.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of measured

Adjective

In the OptiTROP-Lung05 study conducted in China, sac-TMT plus Keytruda significantly delayed tumor progression compared to chemotherapy plus Keytruda in patients with first-line, PDL1-negative, non-squamous lung cancer.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 15 July 2026
Coulier has faced his own health battle after being diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2024 and p16 squamous carcinoma (a head-and-neck cancer at the base of his tongue) in 2025.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

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Verb

The Texas Politics Projects also gauged voter’s opinions on other statewide races set for the November midterm ballot, including the contest for Texas governor.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
In a test call, the bot accurately generated action items and gauged the sentiment as neutral (and not requiring immediate action).

— John Brandon, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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