Synonyms of cynosures

cynosures

noun

plural of cynosure

1

as in compasses

a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

with an unwavering commitment to equal rights for all as his only cynosure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compasses
• directions
• purposes
• focuses
• loadstars
• polestars
• foci
• lodestars
• standards
• criteria
• goals
• objectives
• benchmarks
• intentions
• objects
• ambitions
• aspirations
• criterions
• measures
• grades
• pars
• aims
• dreams
• targets
• touchstones
• yardsticks
• marks

2

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• hubs
• capitals
• focuses
• meccas
• foci
• bases
• hearts
• nuclei
• nerve centers
• seats
• ground zeros
• cores
• nexus
• nexuses
• nucleuses
• loci
• omphali
• playgrounds
• axes
• epicenters
• centrals
• headquarters
• navels
• hot spots
• eyes
• happy hunting grounds
• loadstones
• kernels
• magnets
• hives
• attractions
• piths
• hotbeds
• essences
• polestars
• hotspots
• playlands
• thicks
• nubs
• deeps
• souls
• quintessences
• lodestones