Antonyms for gauged

Grammar : Verb

Spell : geyj

Phonetic Transcription : geɪdʒ

subtract

Definition of gauged

Origin : "ascertain by exact measurements," mid-15c., from Anglo-French gauge (mid-14c.), from Old North French gauger (Old French jauger), from gauge "gauging rod," perhaps from Frankish *galgo "rod, pole for measuring" or another Germanic source (cf. Old Norse gelgja "pole, perch," Old High German galgo; see gallows). Related: Gauged; gauging. The figurative use is from 1580s.

verb measure, judge

Example sentences :

His ideal of womankind is gauged by the character of the woman he seeks.
Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

"And gauged distance," the Captain said feebly from the cot in the corner.
Extract from : « The Gun » by Philip K. Dick

He had gauged his way accurately, too, for a step or two brought him to the door.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

I gauged our movement, and dropped an explosive powder bomb.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

He had gauged the character of his most uncompromising and powerful enemy to a nicety.
Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope

But their importance can be gauged by what it costs our pride to put them right.
Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession

In reality the time she took was to be gauged by seconds rather than by minutes.
Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

He gauged the measure of the desolation around by his words.
Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole

Ronald gauged the moment of his departure very cleverly, in my opinion.
Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees

Courage was the supreme test by which all males were gauged.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Synonyms for gauged

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