Measures Synonyms and Antonyms

The act or process of ascertaining dimensions, quantity, or capacity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. measurements
  2. metrologies
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. criterions
  2. tests
  3. gauges
  4. benchmarks
  5. touchstones
  6. patterns
  7. yardsticks
  8. models
  9. marks
  10. types
  11. standards
  12. norms
  13. rules
  14. canons
  15. examples
  16. trials
A preventive or counteractive action
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. agencies
  2. steps
  3. moves
  4. stratagems
  5. tactics
  6. procedures
  7. devices
Antonyms:
  1. inactions
A statute in draft before it becomes law
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bills
  2. propositions
  3. leges
  4. acts
  5. statutes
  6. projects
  7. legislations
  8. laws
  9. proposals
  10. enactments
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. meters
  2. cadences
  3. beats
  4. swings
  5. stresses
  6. bars
  7. melodies
  8. tunes
  9. accents
  10. cadencies
  11. strokes
  12. throbs
  13. rhythms
  14. steps
  15. times
  16. tempi
  17. divisions
  18. vibrations
That which is allotted
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. divvies
  2. splits
  3. shares
  4. rations
  5. quanta
  6. portions
  7. parts
  8. doles
  9. allowances
  10. cut
  11. lot
  12. allotments
  13. allocations
Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. proportions
  2. magnitudes
  3. degrees

Words Related to Measures

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Measures Sentence Examples

  • These are the measures the government has adopted to re- establish order and relieve your condition.

  • Payne in Madras, one tusk measures 6 ft.

  • The situation called for extreme measures.

  • She'd not yet figured out how to convert their measures of distance to miles.

  • He admired the security measures, noting that it was impossible for anyone to reach the landmines, unless the biohazard elimination field was down.

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