BASELINE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

baseline

noun

ˈbās-ˌlīn

Definition of baseline

as in beginning

the point at which something begins any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary

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Recent Examples of baseline The difference between organizations that develop leaders effectively and those that spend without return is whether the development is anchored to an honest external baseline. — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Much of that research has focused on older adults, who generally have a lower baseline of fitness than younger, healthy adults. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Cardio Effort is calculated for individual workouts taking into account both intensity and duration but provides a plain language evaluation that compares a user’s cumulative weekly effort against a personalized baseline. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026 There will be an unwelcome vacancy at the table near the baseline when the GHSA hosts the state basketball championships this season. — Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseline

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Expect some traffic back-ups at the beginning and end of the game as parking lots empty and drivers hit the road in what is a construction zone on highways running through downtown.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement At the beginning of May, separatists turned in a petition with hundreds of thousands of signatures to push for a vote on leaving Canada, while opponents collected signatures in support of staying.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of beginning

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But in those who used it more addictively, social reward activity peaked before puberty’s onset.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
During the experiment, the chip analyzed signals to predict the onset of sawtooth instabilities, which involve rapid changes in plasma conditions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of onset

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Perhaps most important for the team’s near future, Garland looked comfortable and confident as the Clippers’ alpha player, beginning his first full season in Los Angeles after being acquired from Cleveland in a trade for James Harden in February.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The project’s decades-long timeline underscores the scope and difficulty of reimplementing an operating system from scratch, and why the project has remained in alpha for so long.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of alpha

Noun

Tesla began taking $50,000 reservations—or $250,000 for one of 1,000 limited Founders Series cars—and targeted a 2020 launch.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The successful launches, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry, demonstrate the operational use of both missile systems during a single training activity.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of launch

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To qualify, each candidate had to demonstrate consistent binding at both laboratories, meet a specified affinity threshold, and show no detectable binding to an unrelated human protein used as a control.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Legislation by Commissioner Rene Garcia requires the production to spend at least $10 million in Miami-Dade, double the $5 million threshold for the county’s film subsidy program.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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