Bar
Bar noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: we need to raise the bar for what is acceptable behavior in this situation
Measure is a synonym for bar in art topic. In some cases you can use "Measure" instead a noun "Bar".
Nearby Word: barroom
Measure
Measure noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good bar | good measure |
| full | full bar | full measure |
| particular | particular bar | particular measure |
| standard | standard bar | standard measure |
| Other adjectives: popular, small, actual, real, large, new, final, extra, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Defeating a large enemy will produce a crash or similar, or even abruptly start a new bar/measure in the music.
Source: Musical Gameplay - Puppy do not measure up to Butch Hartman's past creations, especially since he set the bar so high with Danny Phantom.
Source: Tough Act to Follow -
At the end of Sorcerer, Jackie Scanlon (Roy Scheider) has delivered the explosives to the drilling site, and goes to drink at a bar, where he finally achieves a measure of peace for the first time.
Source: Bolivian Army Ending
Cite this Source
Measure and Bar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/measure
Bar & Measure. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/measure>.
Measure or Bar. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/measure.
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