Please put your baggage on this scale.
Source: tatoeba (23678)
Scale
/skæɪl/
Synonyms for "scale" (525 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (105)
accommodation ladderadjustaeronautical chartalloy balanceamountamplitudeanalytical balanceareaarrange in layersarrayarticulationascendassay balanceastronomical chartatlasazimuthal equidistant projectionazimuthal projectionbalancebalance of precisionbank
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barometerbarrel scalebeambignessboardbodybreachbreadthbreakbreakagebulkbullion balanceburstbustbuzzcakecakingcalibercalibratecalibrationcanoncarrycartographercartographycatenacatenationcelestial chartcelestial globechainchain reactionchainingchartcheckchipchip offchorographerchorographychromatic scaleclamberclamber upcleftclimatic chartclimbclimb overclimb upcoatcoatingcompassconcatenationconic projectionconnectionconsecutioncontinuumcontour linecontour mapcounter scalecoursecoveragecrackcriterioncrustcutcyclecylinder scalecylindrical projectiondandruffdanish balance
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
biological level
Strong matches (158)
decorticatedecreasedegreedelaminatedepthdescentdesquamatediameterdiapasondimensiondimensionsdiminishdodecuple scaledoorstepdronedrum scaleenamelencrustationendless beltendless round
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enharmonic scaleenlargeescaladeescalateescharexfoliateexpanseexpansionextensionextension ladderextentfacingfan scalefilefiliationfilmfissureflakeflake offflexure plate scaleflocculeflocculusflockflywheel effectfoilfolding ladderfootrestfootstepforayfracturefurgamutgangway laddergapgaugegeneral reference mapgirthglobegnomonic projectiongo upgradationgradegraduategraduated scalegraduationgraphic scalegreat scalegreatnessgrid linehachureheightheliographic charthierarchyhumhydrographic chartimbricationincreaseincrustationindexindian fileinroadinstrumentintervalinundateinvadeisolinelacquerladderlambert conformal projectionlamellalaminalaminatelargenesslatitudelay downlay uplayerlayer tintleaplegendlengthlevellever scaleslinelineagelong-arm balancelongitudelowermagnitudemajor scalemake a raidmake an inroadmapmap makermap projectionmappermarkmassmeasuremeasurementmelodic minormercator projection
Noun(30 words)
dialsdilatedimension changeemotional quotientenlargeexfoliationfunctional capacity measureganoidgraduated tablegraduationgraph axiskinseyladderslimescalelofortyxmagnitude of applied forcemagnitude of quantitymagnitude onlymagnitude wordmagnitudes
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map scalemap scalingmass measurement devicemass measurement instrumentmass measurement toolmathematical normmeasurement rulermeasurement scalemeasurermeasuring tools
Adjective(1 words)
graded tests
Preposition(1 words)
in size
Related words (262)
meridianmiller projectionminor scalemodelmonotonemountnexusnormnotchnuanceoctave scaleorderoverlayoverwhelmpaintpair of scalesparallelparameterparingpas
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pastry shellpatternpeelpegpelliclependulumpentatonic scaleperiodperiodicityphotogrammetristphotogrammetryphotomapphototopographyphysical mappiecrustpitchplaneplaqueplateplate fulcrum scaleplateauplatform scaleplenumpointpolitical mappolyconic projectionpowder trainprecision balanceprecision scaleprogressionprojectionproportionproportionsproratequantityquarter ladderqueueradiusraidraiseramprangerankrankingrateratioreachreadingreadoutrecurrencereduceregisterregulaterelief mapremoverentrepresentative fractionrestreticulationrevetmentriftripriserroad maproman balancerotationroundroutinerowrulerunrundlerungrupturescabscale offscale the heightsscale the wallsscalesscopescrabble upscramble upscumscurfscutescutumsequenceseriesshadeshadowshavingshellshinshin upshinnyshort-arm balancesingle filesinusoidal projectionsizeskinslashsliceslitsnapspacespecial mapspectrumspiral balancesplintersplitspokespreadstairstalactitestalagmitestandardstavestepstep stoolstepladderstepping stonestepping-stonestern ladderstintstormstratifystretchstringstripstruggle upsuccessionsurmountswathsweeptake by stormtartarteartemperamentterrain mapterrestrial globetestthematic mapthreadtiertopographertopographic charttopographytouchstonetraintransportation maptreadtuningtypeupclimbupgovaluevarnishveneervolumeweather chartweather mapweigh scalesweighbridgeweighing machineweight voltameterweightometerwhole-tone scalewidthwindrowyardstick
Noun(58 words)
more massivelymountaineermountaineeringmountsmusical scalenorlutinnumber scalenumerate dataof sizeordered seriesphysical measureplanet sizeplateproportionproportioningpteretisquadruplesquality of life measureratiorescale
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resizeresizingromanian transformarulerscalascale diagramscale factorscale leafscale of measurementscurfshellshinneyshinningshinnyingshinsshrinksize featuresizessquamastretchsubjective well-beingsummitsummitssystem sizetenoroontension gaugetick markunitsvalue scalewall climbingwall scalingweigherweighing instrumentweighing machineweighing scaleweighing scalesweightweights
Verb(11 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: accommodation ladder, adjust, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance.
- Sentence evidence is available for scale, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet, 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 "scale".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "scale"
Keep "scale" 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 "scale" 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 "scale", 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 "scale" 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
58 entriesShowing 16 of 58 words.
More specific
15 entriesblueprint scalechange unitsdrawing scaleequal interval scalegraduated rulermodel scalenormalize datanumber linerescale axisrulerscale by factorscale downscale upx axis scaley axis scale
Collocations
9 entriesaxis scalemap scalemeasurement scalenumber scalescale downscale drawingscale factorscale modelscale up
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
38 total sentences available.
Please put it on the scale.
Source: tatoeba (35482)
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
Source: tatoeba (39574)
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
Source: tatoeba (45119)
Showing 4 of 38 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "scale"?
Closest matches include accommodation ladder, adjust, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "scale"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.