Synonyms of benchmarks

benchmarks

noun

plural of benchmark

as in standards

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deviations
• abnormalities
• aberrations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benchmarks

Oil prices traded sharply lower on Friday, but both major benchmarks could still end the week above $100 per barrel for the first time since mid-May. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Those benchmarks project to at least double the amount the Bengals have used over the last four seasons, if believing the chatter over time about leaning back into the 2021 philosophy for using that weapon to create explosives. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Within that menu, there are three benchmarks — the 10-year, 30-year, and 2-year, in order of importance — that wind up dominating headlines. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Since the start of the year, both oil benchmarks have risen by nearly 70%. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Fidelity Investments has helpful benchmarks to assess retirement nest egg adequacy at various life stages. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

The company plans to expand the initiative with additional datasets, benchmarks, and research resources. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Because development is heavily driven by optimizing for isolated internal benchmarks rather than cohesive user workflows, the AI looks excellent on research charts but feels fragmented and rigid in real-world application. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Google said the model excels at coding and on some benchmarks, its performance equalled that of larger models from rival AI companies, but completed them at a much lower cost. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026