sized up
Took the measure
Sized up is the past tense of size up, meaning to assess or evaluate someone or something, typically by observation: She sized up her opponent before the match.
The phrase suggests forming a quick judgment about capabilities, intentions, or character: He sized up the situation and decided to leave.
- weighedMeasured heaviness of
- weighed inContributed one's view
- interpretedUnderstood and explained
- appraisedEstimated monetary worth
- eyedLooked at carefully
judge · analyzing · assessed · took stock · measure · calculated · scrutinized · observed · gauged · compared · inspected · summed up · investigating · estimated · probing · width · surveyed · height
attention/awareness
sized upignored
Purposely not noticed
overlooked · disregarded · tuned out · dismissed · passed over
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