Antonyms for measure up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : mezh-er |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛʒ ər |
- allow
- ask
- avoid
- be lenient
- be unprepared
- cancel
- cower
- deny
- detach
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disproportion
- disqualify
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- divide
- dodge
- fail
- fall behind
- go ahead
- imbalance
- leave
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- miss
- neglect
- question
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- secrete
- separate
- shrink
- shy away
- succeed
- surpass
- take
- unfasten
- unlace
- unmatch
- untie
- use
- vary
Definition of measure up
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.
- As in meet : verb perform, carry out
- As in qualify : verb make or become ready, prepared
- As in tie : verb equal
- As in touch : verb compare with; correspond to
- As in amount to : verb add up to
- As in check out : verb prove accurate or consistent
- As in pass muster : verb make the standard
- As in equal : verb make even, be even with
- As in answer : verb solve; fulfill
- “Oh––measure up and then down, to see which way is longest,” said Genevieve.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- It's only in the goodly land of Lloydsboro that I can measure up to all you expect of me.
- Extract from : « Mary Ware's Promised Land » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- Students are afraid they will not measure up and demand to be taught by the book.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- "I guess our grandsires could measure up with anybody's," Amanda said proudly.
- Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
- It did not and could not measure up to the real necessities of the situation.
- Extract from : « With the Doughboy in France » by Edward Hungerford
- They will measure up to standard in the future as they have in the past.
- Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
- Those who do not measure up to a certain standard shall be eliminated.
- Extract from : « Idling in Italy » by Joseph Collins
- The East should not measure up the West by Eastern standards.
- Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis
- Then the church in Quebec will measure up to the church in Belgium and in France.
- Extract from : « The Valley of Vision » by Henry Van Dyke
- It was regretable that the steed did not measure up to her rider.
- Extract from : « The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon » by Richard Connell
Synonyms for measure up
- agree
- amount
- amount to
- answer
- approach
- authorize
- balance
- be a match for
- be commensurate
- be equal to
- be even
- be identical
- be in the same league
- be level
- be neck and neck
- be on a par
- be tantamount
- be verifiable
- break even
- capacitate
- certify
- check out
- check with
- clarify
- come near
- come through with flying colors
- come to
- come up to
- come up to scratch
- come up to snuff
- commission
- compare
- comply
- comprise
- condition
- conform
- consist of
- coordinate
- cope with
- correlate
- correspond
- crack
- cut it
- cut the mustard
- deadlock
- deal with
- develop into
- discharge
- do
- do credit to
- dope
- dope out
- draw
- earn one's wings
- elucidate
- empower
- emulate
- enable
- endow
- entitle
- equal
- equalize
- equate
- equip
- equipoise
- equiponderate
- even up
- execute
- fill
- fill the bill
- find favor with
- fit
- fulfill
- get by
- gratify
- ground
- hack it
- handle
- hold a candle to
- jibe
- keep pace with
- keep up with
- level
- lick
- live up to
- make it
- make the cut
- make the grade
- match
- measure up
- meet
- meet with approval
- parallel
- partake of
- pass
- pass inspection
- pass muster
- permit
- prove acceptable
- qualify
- rank with
- reach
- ready
- recommend itself
- rise to
- rival
- run abreast
- sanction
- satisfy
- satisfy requirements
- score
- serve
- square with
- stand the test
- stand up
- suffice
- suit
- tally
- tie
- total
- total up to
- touch
- train
- unzip
- verge on
- work
- work through
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