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- Dictionarybench·mark/ˈben(t)SHˌmärk/
noun
- 1. a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed: "a benchmark case"
- 2. a surveyor's mark cut in a wall, pillar, or building and used as a reference point in measuring altitudes.
verb
- 1. evaluate or check (something) by comparison with a standard: "we are benchmarking our performance against external criteria"
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Synonyms for BENCHMARK: standard, criterion, measure, metric, yardstick, example, touchstone, barometer; Antonyms of BENCHMARK: deviation, abnormality, aberration.
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noun. These are words and phrases related to benchmark. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of benchmark. After more than 50 years the Rosa Ponselle recording still remains the benchmark. Synonyms. standard. yardstick. measure. gauge. criterion. touchstone. model. guide. exemplar. paradigm. reference.
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Synonyms for BENCHMARK: gauge, standard, criterion, touchstone, yardstick, example, mark, measure, bench mark, model, test.
Synonyms for benchmark in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for benchmark. 22 synonyms for benchmark: reference point, gauge, yardstick, measure, level, example, standard, model, reference, par, criterion, norm, touchstone, criterion.
(noun) in the sense of reference point. Definition. a criterion by which to measure something. The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy. Synonyms. reference point. gauge. yardstick. measure. level. example. standard. model. reference. par. criterion. norm. touchstone. See examples for synonyms. Copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers.
Other forms: benchmarks. A benchmark is a standard that other similar items can be compared to — that way everything is measured against a common standard. Benchmark originally referred to a mark made on a wall or building by a surveyor for use as a reference point.
