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

Another nod to Space Age benchmarks is the quad-exhaust setup arranged in a diamond pattern. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

Kevin Feige can’t stop breaking his own box office benchmarks. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

These events showed how internal lab benchmarks translate into external cyber events with real-world consequences. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Unsurprisingly, the first benchmarks for the RX 9050 graphics card are unimpressive. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 31 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