give full measure

Questions about give full measure

What is another word for give full measure?

It depends which give full measure you mean. In the sense “perform a task as well as possible”, the synonyms are go all out, give one's best, do one's best. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of give full measure?

WordNet records no antonym for give full measure. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for give full measure come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of give full measure

• Full entry for give full measureAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for give full measureWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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