Yardsticks Synonyms

A means by which individuals are compared and judged
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. standards
  2. touchstones
  3. tests
  4. models
  5. rules
  6. gauges
  7. patterns
  8. measures
  9. criterions
  10. rulers
  11. marks
  12. benchmarks
  13. norms
A rule three feet long
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. yards

Yardsticks Sentence Examples

  • Cloth had to be measured in a certain way using yardsticks calibrated on the Dumfries foot.

  • In Afghanistan, Nato does indeed appear to be failing, judged by the most obvious yardsticks.

  • Yet a theatrical legacy cannot always be measured by such seemingly objective yardsticks.

  • There is currently a world-wide debate on poverty yardsticks to identify the poor.