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

The team said its coring efficiency, sample quality, and operational stability reached advanced IODP benchmarks. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

The method substantially improved performance on two low-light benchmarks, although the broader challenge is far from solved. — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Geekom’s lackluster graphics performance was clearer in these tests than in the 3DMark benchmarks. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026

Oil slipped in early Asia trade on Friday, with both benchmarks falling. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Access to mental health services also fell short of benchmarks, and some foster kids are still sleeping in child welfare offices and other unlicensed centers because other, more secure placements weren’t available, the report showed. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

OpenAI earlier this month released GPT-6 Astra, which has sometimes been modestly beating Opus 5 in benchmarks and user sentiment. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Our industry can lose sight of that because wealth management firms are very good at measuring things, like returns, benchmarks and expense ratios. — Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

These are benchmarks, so individual days, especially during heat waves, can be considerably hotter. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026