yardstick synonyms

yardstick

n.

  1. A rule three feet long

    thirty-six-inch ruler, measuring stick, molding rule, yard, yard measure; see also ruler 2.

  2. A unit for comparison

    criterion, basis for judgment, criterion, standard, gauge, norm, rule, model, pattern, test, arbitrary device; see also measure 2. See syn. study at standard.

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