Basis and Yardstick

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Yardstick and basis are semantically related In some cases you can use "Yardstick" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Yardstick

Yardstick noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
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Synonyms for Yardstick

Basis and yardstick are semantically related in gauge topic. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Yardstick".

How words are described

good good basis good yardstick
genetic genetic basis genetic yardstick
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