Barometer and Deviation

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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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Deviation is an antonym for barometer.

Nearby Words: barometric, barograph

Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Barometer is an antonym for deviation.

Nearby Words: deviate, deviant, deviating, deviated, deviance

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