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barometer
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BAROMETER
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared <a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged>
Synonyms bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, par, touchstone, yardstick
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