| Main Entry: | benchmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reference point |
Synonyms: |
criterion, gauge, measure, standard, touchstone, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | criterion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test, gauge for judgment |
Synonyms: |
archetype, basis, benchmark, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, norm, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, precedent, principle, proof, prototype, rule, scale, standard, touchstone, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
change, conjecture, fancy, guess, possibility, probability |
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure, standard |
Synonyms: |
barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size, span, test, thickness, touchstone, type, width, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | landmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historical or notable sight |
Synonyms: |
battleground, benchmark, bend, blaze, feature, fragment, guide, hill, mark, marker, memorial, milepost, milestone, monument, mountain, museum, promontory, remnant, ruins, souvenir, specimen, stone, survival, trace, tree, vantage point, vestige, waypost |
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, rule |
Synonyms: |
benchmark*, canon, criterion, example, gauge, meter, method, model, norm, pattern, scale, system, test, touchstone, trial, type, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | norm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average, standard |
Synonyms: |
barometer, benchmark*, criterion, gauge, mean, measure, median, medium, model, par, pattern, rule, scale, touchstone, type, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
end, exception, extreme |
| Main Entry: | standard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guideline, principle |
Synonyms: |
archetype, average, axiom, barometer, beau ideal, belief, benchmark, canon, code, criterion, ethics, example, exemplar, fundamental, gauge, grade, guide, ideal, ideals, law, mean, measure, median, mirror, model, morals, norm, par, paradigm, pattern, requirement, rule, rule of thumb, sample, specification, test, touchstone, type, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | yardstick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gauge |
Synonyms: |
barometer, basis, benchmark, criterion, example, guide, guideline, indicator, mark, measure, meter, model, norm, rule, sample, scale, standard, tape measure, test |
| Main Entry: | measuring stick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard of comparison |
Synonyms: |
barometer, benchmark, criterion, frame of reference, gauge, guide, guideline, referral, standard, test, touchstone, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | touchstone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guide |
Synonyms: |
barometer, basanite, benchmark, check, criterion, example, gauge, lydian stone, measure, precedent, standard, test, yardstick |