full
It was several days before the full scale of the accident became clear.

big, considerable, epic, grand, greater, huge, large, mass, massive, monumental, vast, wide
modest, small
sheer
It is difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of the suffering caused by the war.

unprecedented
a misuse of presidential power on an unprecedented scale

ambitious, lavish
Do they always entertain on such a lavish scale?

global, international, local, national, regional, world
commercial
The dolls are now produced on a commercial scale.

human
The final building is realized on a human scale.
The city would operate on a more human scale if cars were banned from the old town.

expand, increase
They plan to expand the scale and scope of their operations.

reduce
match
assess, determine
We need to determine the scale of the problem.

reveal, show
appreciate, comprehend, realize
underestimate

scale of
the scale of the disaster/destruction/problem
the scale of the project/task

in scale
The paintings are small in scale.

on a scale
pollution on a massive scale

an economy of scale
Economies of scale enable the larger companies to lower their prices.

given the scale of
Given the scale of the changes, it is essential that all managers familiarize themselves with the details.

fixed
sliding
Benefits are paid on a sliding scale according to family income.

five-point, six-point, etc.
rating
Patients were asked to state their level of anxiety on a 10-point rating scale.

time
Can you give me any sort of time scale for the completion of the building work?

evolutionary, social
pay, salary, wage (esp. BrE)
The company has a five-point pay scale.

Beaufort, Richter, etc.
The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale.

use
construct, develop
go up, move up, rise up
He has risen up the social scale from rather humble beginnings.

go down, move down

go from … to …, range from … to …
a scale ranging from ‘utterly miserable’ to ‘deliriously happy’

be based on
a sliding scale based on income

on a/the scale
Where do birds come on the evolutionary scale?

scale of … to …
On a scale of 1 to 10, he scores 7.

the bottom of the scale, the end of the scale, the top of the scale
After ten years, she had worked her way to the top of the pay scale.

draw sth to
have

drawing, model
He's made a scale model of the Eiffel Tower.

to scale
The plan of the building is not drawn to scale.

scale of … to …
The map has a scale of one inch to the mile.
a scale of 1 : 25 000

major, minor

play, sing
practise/practice
We could hear her practising/practicing her scales.

scale of
the scale of C major

overlapping
fine, thin
armoured/armored
fish

be covered in, be covered with

Scale is used with these nouns as the object:
cliff, fence, height, hill, ladder, mountain, peak, wall