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 PCMark 10 tests were particularly disappointing, as these benchmarks gauge a system's general performance. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Argon puts Google back in the AI race, with company benchmarks showing particular strength in long-context, coding, and enterprise-agent tasks. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Management also said completion rates on TikTok and YouTube were significantly above industry benchmarks, suggesting the content is resonating. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Firms also agreed to regularly meet to discuss best practices and set common AI safety standards and benchmarks. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

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

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