Definitions

measures

NOUN

portion, scope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

part quota

STRONG

allotment allowance amount amplification amplitude area bang breadth bulk capacity degree depth dimension distance duration extent fix frequency height hit magnitude mass meed mensuration nip pitch proportion quantity quantum range ratio ration reach share shot size slug span strength sum volume weight

WEAK

admeasurement admensuration

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme unimportance whole

WEAK

ignorance inaction

NOUN

standard, rule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

method system test

STRONG

benchmark canon criterion example gauge meter model norm pattern scale touchstone trial type yardstick

Antonyms

STRONG

guess

WEAK

ignorance inaction

NOUN

preventive or institutive action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action control effort limit means move procedure project proposal step

STRONG

agency bounds course deed device expedient limitation makeshift maneuver moderation proceeding proposition resort resource restraint shift stopgap

WEAK

strategem

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage

STRONG

freedom permanent wildness

WEAK

ignorance

NOUN

bill, law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act project proposal resolution statute

STRONG

enactment proposition

Antonyms

WEAK

ignorance inaction

NOUN

beat, rhythm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

step

STRONG

accent cadence cadency division melody meter rhyme stress stroke swing tempo throb time tune verse vibration

Antonyms

STRONG

unimportance

WEAK

ignorance inaction

VERB

calculate, judge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust assess average calibrate check compute determine estimate evaluate fit gauge limit mark peg quantify rank regulate survey weigh

STRONG

adapt align appraise beat blend bound caliper choose delimit demarcate even eye figure gradate grade graduate level line mete plumb portion rate read reckon rhyme rule scale shade size sound square stroke tailor time value

WEAK

check out dope out look over mark out pace off size up take account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorder disorganize guess ignore neglect

STRONG

divide separate

Example Sentences

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The final takeaway Lee offered from the hearing was a criticism of how the Fed measures inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

These measures are "carrots to help these startups get off the ground and be successful", said Brookings fellow Kyle Chan, an expert on China's technology development.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The final takeaway Lee offered from the hearing was a criticism of how the Fed measures inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Last week, Lufthansa announced a first battery of measures, including that it would ground inefficient aircraft and remove CityLine’s 27 operational aircraft from its summer flight schedule permanently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones