BENCHMARK Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

benchmark

noun

ˈbench-ˌmärk

as in standard

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years

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Recent Examples of benchmark Spot prices reflect real-time market trading and serve as a benchmark for futures contracts, ETFs and retail bullion pricing. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 The dissenting member, former White House economist Steven Miran, would have preferred to cut the benchmark by a quarter percentage point. —

Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026 Allison Prater, a meteorologist with the weather service, said the benchmark’s historical average is April 18. —

Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Large deviations from this benchmark — either too much or too little sleep — were associated with worse insulin sensitivity. —

Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for benchmark

Recent Examples of Synonyms for benchmark

Noun

One wonders, though, if the rules--the standards, the best practices--were followed when the Tomahawk was launched.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Over the ensuing 10 months, the Vatican undertook extensive renovations to the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace, which hadn’t been used during Francis’ 12-year papacy and was in dire need of an update to bring its electric, plumbing and other utilities up to standard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026