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Antonyms for measure
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : mezh-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛʒ ər |
Definition of measure
Origin :- c.1300, "to deal out by measure," from Old French mesurer "measure; moderate, curb" (12c.), from Late Latin mensurare "to measure," from Latin mensura "a measuring, a measurement; thing to measure by," from mensus, past participle of metiri "to measure," from PIE *me- "to measure" (see meter (n.2)).
- Replaced Old English cognate mæð "measure." Meaning "to ascertain spatial dimensions of" is mid-14c. To measure up "have the necessary abilities" is 1910, American English. Related: Measured; measuring.
- noun portion, scope
- noun standard, rule
- noun preventive or institutive action
- noun bill, law
- noun beat, rhythm
- verb calculate, judge
- Exactly in the measure that he indulged this would his pride smart.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But let not any man think of carrying this measure by force.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- No measure with which his name has since been connected has done him more credit.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- By this measure all legal proceedings for the recovery of church rates were abolished.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Let us measure what we will do for others by what they will do for themselves.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The opposition spoke of the measure as a "Bradlaugh Relief Bill."
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The policy of excluding the coasting trade from the measure he also condemned.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- If I hurl my assegai at another, another hurls his assegai at me, and in a measure we are quits.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- He did not believe Hines; yet he had to humor him, in a measure.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
Synonyms for measure
- accent
- act
- action
- adapt
- adjust
- admeasurement
- admensuration
- agency
- align
- allotment
- allowance
- amount
- amplification
- amplitude
- appraise
- area
- assess
- average
- bang
- beat
- benchmark
- blend
- bound
- bounds
- breadth
- bulk
- cadence
- cadency
- calibrate
- caliper
- canon
- capacity
- check
- check out
- choose
- compute
- control
- course
- criterion
- deed
- degree
- delimit
- demarcate
- depth
- determine
- device
- dimension
- distance
- division
- dope out
- duration
- effort
- enactment
- estimate
- evaluate
- even
- example
- expedient
- extent
- eye
- figure
- fit
- fix
- frequency
- gauge
- gradate
- grade
- graduate
- height
- hit
- level
- limit
- limitation
- line
- look over
- magnitude
- makeshift
- maneuver
- mark
- mark out
- mass
- means
- meed
- melody
- mensuration
- mete
- meter
- method
- model
- moderation
- move
- nip
- norm
- pace off
- part
- pattern
- peg
- pitch
- plumb
- portion
- procedure
- proceeding
- project
- proportion
- proposal
- proposition
- quantify
- quantity
- quantum
- quota
- range
- rank
- rate
- ratio
- ration
- reach
- read
- reckon
- regulate
- resolution
- resort
- resource
- restraint
- rhyme
- rule
- scale
- shade
- share
- shift
- shot
- size
- size up
- slug
- sound
- span
- square
- statute
- step
- stopgap
- strategem
- strength
- stress
- stroke
- sum
- survey
- swing
- system
- tailor
- take account
- tempo
- test
- throb
- time
- touchstone
- trial
- tune
- type
- value
- verse
- vibration
- volume
- weigh
- weight
- yardstick
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