Synonyms for criterion
kraɪˈtɪər i ən; -ˈtɪər i əcri·te·ri·on

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1. criterion

   Synonyms:
   test, touchstone, proof, standard, measure

   Antonyms:
   eye, glance, intention, conjecture, scan

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1. standard, criterion, measure, touchstonenoun

   a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

   "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, measuring stick, metre, quantity, meter, amount, mensuration, monetary standard, measuring, step, bill, measurement, bar, beat, banner, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone

2. criterion, standardnoun

   the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

   "they live by the standards of their community"

   Synonyms:
   monetary standard, banner, measure, standard, touchstone

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1. • Ideal

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1. criterionnoun

   Synonyms:
   standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule

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1. List of paraphrases for "criterion":

   criteria, test, yardstick, approach, standard, requirement, benchmark, discretion

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1. Speaker Pelosi:

   That was not the criterion, as I told you yesterday.

2. Michel de Montaigne:

   Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice...for we have no other criterion of reason than the example and idea of the opinions and customs of the country we live in.

3. Speaker Pelosi:

   Let me be clear, how people voted on affirming the election of Joe Biden is not a criterion for service. That doesn't matter.

4. John Cornyn:

   Judge Garland's extensive legal experience makes him well-suited to lead the Department of Justice, and I appreciated his commitment to keep politics out of the Justice Department. That is my number one criterion for who should be the next Head of the Department of Justice as Attorney General, i think both sides should support a depoliticized Justice Department, and that's what I hope Judge Garland, once confirmed, will deliver.

5. George Washington:

   A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.