Barometer
Barometer noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Synonyms for Barometer
Criterion and barometer are semantically related In some cases you can use "Criterion" instead a noun "Barometer".
Nearby Words: barometric, barograph
Criterion
Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: one criterion for grading these essays will be their conformity to the rules of traditional grammar
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Related pairs
- mark and barometer
- mark and criterion
- model and barometer
- model and criterion
- principle and barometer
- principle and criterion
- pattern and barometer
- pattern and criterion
- measure and barometer
- measure and criterion
- standard and barometer
- standard and criterion
- example and barometer
- example and criterion
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Criterion and Barometer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barometer/criterion
Barometer & Criterion. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barometer/criterion>.
Criterion or Barometer. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barometer/criterion.
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