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

Labs measure performance against benchmarks that do not reflect production use cases. — Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The Laptop 13 Pro still supports Windows 11 just fine, of course, and for the sake of consistency, all of my performance and battery benchmarks were done in Windows 11 25H2. — ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Shares in chipmakers Samsung and TSMC in particular saw big gains from comparative lows, as investors bet that semiconductor demand would continue; tech-heavy benchmarks in South Korea, Taiwan, and China all rose. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

The Kospi has become one of the world’s most volatile major benchmarks, with leveraged trading amplifying swings. — Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Wang disputed this claim, countering that loan interest rates are determined by national capital markets and industry benchmarks. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Both benchmarks are now at their highest prices since June 15, and today marks Brent’s largest single-day jump since May 2020. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Both benchmarks fell to around $70 in early August, after peaking at more than $110 in late March and early April. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 July 2026