A cubic meter corresponds to 1000 liters.
Source: tatoeba (1756)
Meter
/ˈmitəɹ/
Synonyms for "meter" (250 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (50)
accentaccentuationalexandrinealliterative meteralternationammeterampere-hour meteramphibrachamphimaceranacrusisanapestantispastappraiseappraiserappreciatearsisassayassayerassessassessor
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Preposition(1 words)
by measurement
Strong matches (75)
dactylic hexameterdiaeresisdialdimeterdipodydividedochmiacduodialdynamometerelegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameteremphasisepitriteestimateestimatorevaluateevaluatorexpansion ammeterfaradmeter
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fathomfeminine caesurafootgalvanometergaugegaugergeodesistgraduateheptameterheptapodyheroic couplethexameterhexapodyhysteresis meteriambiambiciambic pentameterictusilluminometerindicatorinstrumentinterferometerintermittenceintermittencyionicionization gaugejinglekilometerland surveyorliltmagnetometermasculine caesurameasure
Adjective(4 words)
danish målefrench mesurerfunctional toolhandheld device
Noun(17 words)
Verb(1 words)
gauge interest
Related words (125)
Noun(21 words)
measurement indicatorsmeasurement instrumentmeasurement toolmeasurement toolsmeasuring tapemeter stickmetric unitmirrors progresspartitionphysical measurequantifyrhythmsrulersignal indicatorspacespeedometerstatus indicatortaximetertestertime
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unit of length
measurermegohmmetermensuratemetemetrical accentmetrical footmetrical groupmetrical patternmetrical unitmetricsmetronmhometermilliammetermolossusmoramovementmoving-coil meternumbernumbersoceanographer
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ohmmeteroscillationpacepaeonpendulum motionpentameterpentapodyperiodperiodicalnessperiodicityph meterpiston motionplumbpotentiometerprizeprobeproceleusmaticprosodic patternprosodypulsationpyrrhicquantifyquantitative meterquantityquantizeratereappearancerecurrenceregular wave motionreoccurrencereturnrhymerhythmrhythmic patternscanningscansionseasonalitysizesize upsoundspanspondeesprung rhythmstabreimstepstresssurveysurveyorswingsyllabic metersyzygytake a readingtelemetertetrametertetrapodytetrasemethermoammeterthermocouplethermoelectrometerthesistime-interval metertopographertriangulatetribrachtrimetertripodytrisemetrocheeundulationvaluatevaluatorvaluevaluervariometervers libreversificationvoltametervoltmetervomvtvmweigh
Adjective(2 words)
measuring instrumentobvious repetitive pattern
Verb(1 words)
shows color change
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: measure, metre, accent, accentuation, alexandrine.
- Sentence evidence is available for meter, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "meter".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "meter"
Keep "meter" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "meter" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "meter", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "meter" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
22 entriesdetermine lengthinstrumentmark distancemeasuremeasurement unitmeasuring devicemeasuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring toolmetric linear unitpoetic rhythmprosodyquantifyquantity
Showing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
13 entriescentimetercompare lengthscreate segmentsdecimeterfolding rulerkilometermark one metermeasure lengthmeter a segmentmillimeterplace markstape measureyardstick
Collocations
10 entrieslength in metersmeter a segmentmeter in metersmeter one metermeter stickmeter the distancemeter the linemeter unitmetric systemone meter
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 53 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مِقْيَاس noun (measuring instrument)
Armenian
2 entries- հաշվիչ noun (measuring instrument)
- չափիչ noun (measuring instrument)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sayğac noun (measuring instrument)
Basque
1 entries- kontagailu noun (measuring instrument)
Belarusian
3 entries- выме́рнік noun (measuring instrument)
- вымяра́льнік noun (measuring instrument)
- лічы́льнік noun (measuring instrument)
Bulgarian
2 entries- броя́ч noun (measuring instrument)
- измери́телен у́ред noun (measuring instrument)
Catalan
1 entries- comptador noun (measuring instrument)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- مەتر noun (measuring instrument)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 計量表 /计量表 noun (measuring instrument)
Czech
2 entries- metr noun (measuring instrument)
- měřič noun (measuring instrument)
Danish
1 entries- måler noun (measuring instrument)
Dutch
2 entries- meter noun (measuring instrument)
- teller noun (measuring instrument)
Esperanto
2 entries- komptilo noun (measuring instrument)
- mezurilo noun (measuring instrument)
Estonian
1 entries- mõõtja noun (measuring instrument)
Finnish
3 entries- mitta noun (measuring instrument)
- mittari noun (measuring instrument)
- mittatikku noun (measuring instrument)
French
2 entries- compteur noun (measuring instrument)
- mètre noun (measuring instrument)
Galician
1 entries- contador noun (measuring instrument)
Georgian
3 entries- მზომი noun (measuring instrument)
- მთვლელი noun (measuring instrument)
- საზომი noun (measuring instrument)
German
1 entries- Messgerät noun (measuring instrument)
Greek
2 entries- μέτρο noun (measuring instrument)
- ρολόι noun (measuring instrument)
Hebrew
2 entries- מִדָּה noun (measuring instrument)
- מֶטֶר noun (measuring instrument)
Hungarian
2 entries- fogyasztásmérő (óra) noun (measuring instrument)
- mérőóra noun (measuring instrument)
Indonesian
2 entries- meteran noun (measuring instrument)
- penghitung noun (measuring instrument)
Irish
1 entries- méadar noun (measuring instrument)
Italian
2 entries- contatore noun (measuring instrument)
- metro noun (measuring instrument)
Japanese
2 entries- メーター noun (measuring instrument)
- 計量器 noun (measuring instrument)
Kazakh
1 entries- өлшеуіш noun (measuring instrument)
Khmer
1 entries- កុងទ័រ noun (measuring instrument)
Korean
1 entries- 계량기 noun (measuring instrument)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- өлчөгүч noun (measuring instrument)
Latvian
1 entries- mērītājs noun (measuring instrument)
Lithuanian
2 entries- matuoklis noun (measuring instrument)
- metras noun (measuring instrument)
Macedonian
1 entries- мерач noun (measuring instrument)
Malay
1 entries- meter noun (measuring instrument)
Mongolian
1 entries- тоолуур noun (measuring instrument)
Māori
1 entries- ine noun (measuring instrument)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- måler noun (measuring instrument)
Persian
2 entries- اندازهگیر noun (measuring instrument)
- سنجه noun (measuring instrument)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Tala noun (measuring instrument)
Polish
1 entries- miernik noun (measuring instrument)
Portuguese
1 entries- contador noun (measuring instrument)
Romanian
2 entries- contor noun (measuring instrument)
- metru noun (measuring instrument)
Russian
2 entries- измери́тель noun (measuring instrument)
- счётчик noun (measuring instrument)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- inneal-tomhais noun (measuring instrument)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mȅtar noun (measuring instrument)
- ме̏тар noun (measuring instrument)
Slovak
1 entries- merač noun (measuring instrument)
Slovene
1 entries- števec noun (measuring instrument)
Spanish
3 entries- contador noun (measuring instrument)
- medidor noun (measuring instrument)
- metro noun (measuring instrument)
Swedish
2 entries- -meter noun (measuring instrument)
- mätare noun (measuring instrument)
Thai
1 entries- มิเตอร์ noun (measuring instrument)
Turkish
1 entries- metre noun (measuring instrument)
Ukrainian
3 entries- вимі́рник noun (measuring instrument)
- вимі́рювач noun (measuring instrument)
- лічи́льник noun (measuring instrument)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cái đo noun (measuring instrument)
- người đo noun (measuring instrument)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Read the meter.
Source: tatoeba (31847)
Ben ran a 100-meter race with Carl.
Source: tatoeba (33801)
I need it for the parking meter.
Source: tatoeba (35733)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "meter"?
Closest matches include measure, metre, accent, accentuation, alexandrine.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "meter"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.