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Synonyms and Antonyms of yardstick

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
  • this essay will be the yardstick by which I grade the others
Synonyms of yardstick

bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, par, standard, touchstone
Words Related to yardstick

case, example, instance

average, norm, rule

acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
Near Antonyms of yardstick

aberration, abnormality, deviation

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