Synonyms of scaling

scaling

verb

present participle of scale

as in measuring

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

• measuring
• gauging
• weighing
• spanning
• assessing
• estimating
• computing
• evaluating
• ascertaining
• calibrating
• quantifying
• calculating
• judging
• determining
• figuring
• laying off
• summing
• marking (off)
• calipering
• appraising
• quantitating
• valuing
• adding up
• guessing
• valuating
• figuring out
• discovering
• ciphering
• finding out
• working out
• guesstimating
• supposing
• totaling
• conjecturing
• doping (out)
• tallying
• reckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scaling

In certain circumstances, temporarily scaling back the extra payments could leave you in a better financial position instead. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Dealer Emanuel Layre is scaling back his gallery after 15 years in the Austrian capital, as ARTnews reported earlier, and according to Die Presse, Zeller van Almsick gallery will also close after nine years. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The new round of funding will go toward expanding the capabilities of its platform and scaling its go-to-market team, as well as increasing the range of its integrations with enterprise AI tools. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

McKinsey’s 2026 State of the AI survey found that 88% of organizations regularly use AI in at least one business function and 44% now report scaling it across the enterprise, up from 38% a year earlier. — Igor Rikalo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The people who get angry at West’s stickers are the same ones scaling the lampposts to plant the flags, Vinny told me. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Tom Cruise has built a career on jumping out of airplanes, scaling skyscrapers and performing other high-wire antics in the name of entertainment. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Optical computing could potentially address power, bandwidth and scaling constraints associated with increasingly demanding computing workloads. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Slenzak, who reports to Knight, has been tasked with scaling original production for the company and commissioning original programming. — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026