GAUGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GAUGE?

Need another word that means the same as “gauge”? Find 54 synonyms and 30 related words for “gauge” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Gauge” are: gage, standard of measurement, bore, caliber, calibre, measuring instrument, measuring device, meter, measure, indicator, barometer, basis, standard, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test, size, extent, degree, scope, capacity, magnitude, diameter, approximate, estimate, guess, judge, compute, calculate, work out, assess, evaluate, appraise, analyse, weigh up, get the measure of, adjudge, rate, reckon, determine, ascertain

Gauge as a Noun

Definitions of "Gauge" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gauge” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared.
• A tool for checking whether something conforms to a desired dimension.
• A measure of the diameter of a gun barrel, or of its ammunition, expressed as the number of spherical pieces of shot of the same diameter as the barrel that can be made from 1 lb (454 g) of lead.
• The distance between the rails of a line of railway track.
• The thickness of wire.
• The position of a sailing ship to windward (the weather gage) or leeward (the lee gage) of another.
• The diameter of a wire, fibre, tube, etc.
• A means of estimating something.
• An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.
• A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
• The thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.
• The thickness of sheet metal or plastic.
• The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train.
• Diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

Synonyms of "Gauge" as a noun (35 Words)

barometer	An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. Furniture is a barometer of changing tastes.
basis	The most important or necessary part of something. Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship.
benchmark	A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared. We thought we d run some benchmarks on the smartphone.
bore	The diameter of a bore the calibre. He shot a guard in the leg with a twelve bore.
caliber	Diameter of a tube or gun barrel. An executive of low caliber.
calibre	The standard reached by something. The reduction in calibre of arterial vessels.
capacity	A specified role or position. Limited runway capacity.
criterion	The ideal in terms of which something can be judged. They award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria.
degree	The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present. Set at an angle of 45 degrees.
diameter	The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
example	An occurrence of something. This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome.
exemplar	Something to be imitated. An exemplar of success.
extent	The area covered by something. The extent of global warming.
formula	A formulation. She put two bottles of formula in the fridge.
gage	A pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a challenge to fight.
guide	Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. His spiritual guide.
guideline	A general rule, principle, or piece of advice. The organization has issued guidelines for people working with prisoners.
indicator	A signal for attracting attention. The indicator board.
litmus test	The act of undergoing testing.
magnitude	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10. About the magnitude of a small pea.
measure	Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements. Gifts have included silver measures from a whisky company.
measuring device	Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats.
measuring instrument	Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements.
meter	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.
model	A garment or a copy of a garment by a well-known designer. A model of clarity.
pattern	The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport. They changed their dietary pattern.
point of reference	A very small circular shape.
sample	A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. Investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Infrared night scopes.
size	A person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size. A wolf is about the size of a large dog.
standard	A board measure = 1980 board feet. The sterling standard for silver.
standard of measurement	The ideal in terms of which something can be judged.
test	The act of undergoing testing. When the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions.
touchstone	A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the colour of the mark which they made on it. They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance.
yardstick	A measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches. On what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment.

Usage Examples of "Gauge" as a noun

• A fuel gauge.
• 500-gauge polythene.
• The line was laid to a gauge of 2 ft 9 ins.
• Emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease.
• The French fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage.
• A fine 0.018-inch gauge wire.
• Mark out the details of the angled surfaces with a knife and gauge.
• A 12-gauge shotgun.

Gauge as a Verb

Definitions of "Gauge" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gauge” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Adapt to a specified measurement.
• Estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.
• Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation.
• Mix in specific proportions.
• Measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge.
• Measure precisely and against a standard.
• Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time.
• Judge or assess (a situation, attitude, or feeling.
• Rub to a uniform size.

Synonyms of "Gauge" as a verb (19 Words)

adjudge	Declare to be. She was adjudged guilty.
analyse	Psychoanalyse someone. He tried to analyse exactly what was going on.
appraise	Assess the value or quality of. He appraised the situation carefully before acting.
approximate	Estimate or calculate (a quantity) fairly accurately. Her results approximate my own.
ascertain	Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. An attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident.
assess	Estimate the value of (property) for taxation. The damage was assessed at 5 billion.
calculate	Include as an essential element in one’s plans. Local authorities have calculated that full training would cost around 5 000 per teacher.
compute	Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount. The idea just doesn t compute.
determine	Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. It will be her mental attitude that determines her future.
estimate	Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. It is estimated that smoking causes 100 000 premature deaths every year.
evaluate	Evaluate or estimate the nature quality ability extent or significance of. How do you evaluate this grant proposal.
get the measure of	Perceive by hearing.
guess	Guess correctly solve by guessing. She guessed the child s age at 14 or 15.
judge	Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. She was there to judge the contest.
measure	Express as a number or measure or quantity. It is hard to measure teaching ability.
rate	Consider to be of a certain quality or standard. This bond rates highly.
reckon	Take account of. I reckon to get away by two thirty.
weigh up	Show consideration for; take into account.
work out	Be employed.

Usage Examples of "Gauge" as a verb

• When dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width.
• Gauge plaster.
• Gauge the wine barrels.
• The wire is gauged.
• She was unable to gauge his mood.
• Gauge the instruments.
• It is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was.
• Gauge bricks.
• Astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness.

Associations of "Gauge" (30 Words)

airspeed	The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is moving.
ammeter	An instrument for measuring electric current in amperes.
amount	Be tantamount or equivalent to. What this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution.
appraise	Assess the performance of (an employee) formally. He appraised the situation carefully before acting.
approximate	Come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity. The approximate time of death.
approximation	The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue. Newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events.
assess	Calculate or estimate the price or value of. The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues.
calculate	Keep an account of. I was bright enough to calculate that she had been on vacation.
calculation	Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities. The calculation of depreciation.
calibrate	Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. Calibrate an instrument.
calorimeter	A measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat.
estimate	Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. Many factors are involved in any estimate of human life.
fathomable	Capable of being penetrated or comprehended.
gage	A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. A guide sent to them by the headman of this place gaged his life as a forfeit if he failed.
measurable	Large enough to be measured; noticeable. Objectives should be measurable and achievable.
measure	Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements. We must measure twenty miles today.
measurement	The action of measuring something. His inside leg measurement.
meter	Stamp with a meter indicating the postage. Meter the flow of water.
metric	Relating to or denoting a metric. The external structure of space time is described by the Schwarzschild metric.
quantifiable	Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity. Quantifiable data.
quantify	Express or measure the quantity of. It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy.
speedometer	A meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed.
sum	Find the sum of two or more amounts. If we sum these equations we obtain X.
surveying	The practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map. He studied surveying at college.
tachometer	Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
touchstone	A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance.
velocity	The rate at which money changes hands within an economy. The tank shot backwards at an incredible velocity.
voltmeter	An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.
weathercock	Weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster. He sometimes has a problem with the boat weathercocking before she can gather way on a new tack.
yardstick	A measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches. League tables are not the only yardstick of schools performance.