YARDSTICKS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

yardsticks

noun

plural of yardstick

as in standards

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared this essay will be the yardstick by which I grade the others

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Recent Examples of yardsticks Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, is following his own yardsticks, and said that the sanguine performance this summer of the S & P 500, which is near all-time highs, has masked a high degree of individual stock volatility. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Warsh is also garnering criticism for seemingly suggesting that familiar yardsticks are moving. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 And according to my scorecard, which averaged grades across five economic yardsticks, Powell’s eight years at the helm earned the second-worst California-centric score compared with the previous four central bank bosses. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Other yardsticks show a similar trend, such as a March 18 survey commissioned by the California Democratic Party showing the two GOP candidates on top with Swalwell, Porter and Steyer in a three-way tie for third. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 The Red Scare period of blacklisting is a case study of the dangers of using political yardsticks to measure journalists. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 It is flanked on all sides by footlong rulers (emblazoned, like the yardsticks, with an assortment of penitent phrases including YES, SISTER and NO, SISTER) marking the hours. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 In the matter of handmade placards—Magic Marker on cardboard, duct-taped to wooden yardsticks—there was a certain amount of politico-literary one-upmanship. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 The machine learning field is moving fast, and the yardsticks used measure progress in it are having to race to keep up. — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Both choices will serve students when faculty are clear about their ambitions and standards.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of standards

Noun

The order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to determine whether the wolves have met federal recovery criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Loving dogs, and wanting to help people in need, are two of the biggest criteria for raisers to become a perfect match with Canine Companions.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of criteria

Noun

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, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of benchmarks

Noun

But the hope is that QBI provides a better picture of quarterback quality than the traditional stats (passing touchdowns, passing yards, completion rate) as well as the more advanced metrics (EPA and success rate).

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Evaluation metrics also change frequently, as new ones get created.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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