Synonyms of lodestar

lodestar

noun

variants also loadstar

as in direction

a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

a society seemingly with unbridled greed as its only lodestar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• direction
• compass
• focus
• polestar
• purpose
• dream
• ambition
• objective
• measure
• criterion
• intention
• cynosure
• touchstone
• aspiration
• goal
• object
• standard
• yardstick
• benchmark
• target
• aim
• par
• grade
• mark

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