BASELINE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

baseline

noun

ˈbās-ˌlīn

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 research found that six retailers have cheaper national average prices than Walmart, which was used as the baseline retailer. —

Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Trump offers sanctions relief as a reward; Iran demands their full removal as a baseline. —

Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 But because each year’s Proposition 98 funding guarantee is calculated through a complex formula that uses previous years’ funding allocations to serve as a baseline for future years, any change to the funding guarantee could impact school funding for years to come. —

Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 TIFs work by setting a baseline amount of tax revenue that usually comes through a specific set of properties. —

Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseline

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The full blackout by the regime began with civil protests at the beginning of 2026, and has continued in the current war.

— Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Iran has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by launching its deadliest strikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the war.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026