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 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

But this has failed to boost the country's key stock benchmarks, which have been among the worst-performing major indexes globally. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 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

Mortgage rates reflect longer-term benchmarks, such as the 10-year Treasury yield. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Most producers still trail global benchmarks in efficiency, product development and quality systems. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

His greater concern is whether the field is tracking the benchmarks and measures that matter in clinical care delivery. — Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Waymo’s own analysis compares its autonomous-driving performance with human-driver benchmarks over equivalent distances in the same operating areas. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026