Synonyms of touchstones

touchstones

noun

plural of touchstone

as in standards

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared

his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standards
• criteria
• criterions
• benchmarks
• metrics
• barometers
• yardsticks
• measures
• examples
• norms
• grades
• pars
• rules
• instances
• bars
• marks
• gold standards
• pinnacles
• averages
• cases
• summits
• meridians
• zeniths
• apices
• peaks
• apexes
• acmes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deviations
• abnormalities
• aberrations