METRIC Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

metric

noun

ˈme-trik

Definition of metric

as in criterion

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure

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Recent Examples of metric Its average price per ad, a key metric for the company, jumped 14% year-over-year in the September quarter. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 And this is now the fourth quarter in a row that Netflix guidance has come in lighter on at least one metric. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Team resumes at this point all have notable flaws, being it three-plus losses, a weak strength of schedule or poor performative metrics. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Organizations should also establish success metrics that reflect the use case. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metric

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That policy needs to evaluate prospective patients against criteria such as the patient’s needs and the agency’s ability to provide services, in relation to the current caseload, average case mix intensity, staffing and competence of staff.

— Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Studies have estimated that anywhere between 25% and 35% of the patient population would meet the current clinical criteria for gene therapy.

— Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of criterion

Noun

Although his roles were ostensibly romantic leads, Astaire had an almost radically unorthodox appeal—one that, in its urbanity, cosmopolitanism, elegance, and grace, challenged the prevailing standards for male movie stardom.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
If students are not meeting basic academic standards, though, state governments sometimes step in and take over the day-to-day operations of entire school districts.

— Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of standard

Noun

The commercial benchmark, by comparison, showed continuous performance decay during testing.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
In human medicine, research cites a benchmark of 10,000 steps per day as a threshold that, when combined with healthy nutrition, supports weight loss.

— Will Boyd, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of benchmark

Noun

People who score high on measures of zest are also more likely to view their lives as meaningful.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
The findings come three decades after the democratic government introduced a raft of measures — known as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) — aimed at reversing the dispossession suffered by Black people under apartheid and colonialism.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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