yardstick

yardstick

noun

Definition 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 bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, par, touchstone, yardstick

Related Words case, example, instance; average, norm, rule; acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

Near Antonyms aberration, abnormality, deviation