Synonyms of scale

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noun (1)

ˈskāl 

as in balance

a device for measuring weight

I hate getting on the bathroom scale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• balance
• gravimeter

scale

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noun (2)

as in plate

a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale

scales of mica were embedded in the granite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plate
• sheet
• lamina
• sliver
• leaf
• slice
• flake
• chip
• lamella
• splint
• splinter

scale

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noun (3)

1

as in hierarchy

a scheme of rank or order

a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hierarchy
• ladder
• ranking
• series
• level
• graduation
• ordering
• sequence
• distribution
• degree
• array
• food chain
• situation
• disposal
• status
• arrangement
• setup
• peck order
• footing
• position
• reaches
• pecking order
• standing
• place
• disposition
• station
• spot
• echelon
• rung

2

as in spectrum

the distance or extent between possible extremes

with the scale going from one to ten, what did you think of the movie?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spectrum
• range
• gamut
• stretch
• diapason
• spread
• scope
• measure
• width
• pitch
• extent
• amplitude
• sweep
• realm
• reach
• compass
• dimension(s)
• ambit

scale

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verb

as in to measure

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measure
• gauge
• weigh
• span
• gage
• assess
• estimate
• ascertain
• calibrate
• compute
• evaluate
• quantify
• calculate
• figure
• lay off
• determine
• judge
• value
• sum
• mark (off)
• figure out
• appraise
• guess
• quantitate
• caliper
• add up
• total
• find out
• work out
• guesstimate
• cipher
• valuate
• suppose
• conjecture
• tally
• discover
• reckon
• dope (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scale

Noun

At the top end of Shark’s robotic vacuum price scale, the company has models that can return to their charging base and self empty. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025

Astronomers think both mechanisms are at work, but the jury is still out on which theory has its thumb pressed more heavily on the planetary-evolution scale. —Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025

Verb

Good America Family was first announced in 2022, followed by the news that Pompeo would scale back her role on Grey’s Anatomy, ABC's long-running medical drama. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025

The test validated critical technologies that Boom hopes to scale up for its Overture airliner — a jet that could carry up to 80 passengers as far as 4,250 nautical miles (about 4,888 miles) and designed to cruise at Mach 1.7, or a little over 1,300 mph. —Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025