gauge

[geyj] / geɪdʒ /

NOUN

measure, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barometer benchmark criterion indicator meter pattern yardstick

STRONG

basis bore capacity check degree depth example exemplar extent guide guideline height magnitude mark model norm rule sample scale scope size span test thickness touchstone type width

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme unimportance

WEAK

estimate guess

VERB

measure, judge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise ascertain assess calculate calibrate determine evaluate guess quantify take account of weigh

STRONG

adjudge check compute count estimate eye figure guesstimate meter peg rate reckon scale size tally value

WEAK

check out figure in have one's number look over quantitate size up

Antonyms

STRONG

estimate guess subtract

Example Sentences

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But the Relative Strength Index, which many technicians use to gauge the speed of price movement, has fallen from a close of 70.39 on Oct.

From MarketWatch

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster.

From Barron's

Thin volumes make it harder to gauge market consensus.

From Barron's

Futures tied to major equity gauges inched lower after four days of gains for the Dow industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite.

From The Wall Street Journal

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