Antonyms for sizing

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sahy-zing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ zɪŋ

Definition of sizing

Origin : c.1300, "an ordinance to fix the amount of a payment or tax," from Old French sise, shortened form of assise "session, assessment, regulation, manner" (see assize), probably a misdivision of l'assise as la sise. The sense of "extent, amount, volume, magnitude" (c.1300) is from the notion of regulating something by fixing the amount of it (weights, food portions, etc.). Specific sense of "set of dimensions of a manufactured article for sale" is attested from 1590s.

As in starch : noun laundering agent
As in classification : noun categorization
As in appraise : verb judge, estimate
As in measure : verb calculate, judge
As in ascertain : verb make sure
As in assay : verb analyze
As in assess : verb evaluate, determine
As in quantify : verb measure
As in scale : verb measure
As in sift : verb take out residue; remove impurities
As in survey : verb scrutinize, take stock of
As in verify : verb confirm, validate
As in classify : verb categorize
As in evaluate : verb judge
As in gauge : verb measure, judge

Example sentences :

We are just sizing up the situation, to find out how much is gone.
Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

End grain can be made to stick only by sizing with thin glue to stop the pores.
Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes

"It can be arranged if you pay in advance," he said, sizing her up.
Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot

Nor was that veteran questioner long in sizing up the cause.
Extract from : « Tonio, Son of the Sierras » by Charles King

The leaders paused, and sizing up the situation, came on at a run.
Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx

This machine may also be used for soaping and sizing the hanks if required.
Extract from : « The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics » by Franklin Beech

They were sizing you up while you were having that little chat, doll.
Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz

And the way he had looked around, studying her, sizing her up.
Extract from : « Beyond the Door » by Philip K. Dick

Sizing it up, one side against the other, I conclude that it is better for me not to drink.
Extract from : « Cutting It out » by Samuel G. Blythe

The book is held tight and the edges are allowed to touch the sizing.
Extract from : « Makers of Many Things » by Eva March Tappan

Synonyms for sizing

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