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

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1. criterion

   Antonyms:
   eye, glance, intention, conjecture, scan

   Synonyms:
   test, touchstone, proof, standard, measure

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1. • Ideal

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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

How to use criterion in a sentence?

1. American Foreign Service Association:

   While we share our members' eagerness to get back to in-person work, American Foreign Service Association believes that the criteria set out by State Department — data, conditions on the ground in specific locations, and employee safety — have not been met, the criterion of a 14-day negative trend in new COVID-19 infections still does not exist in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and, in fact, five of the seven indicators on the Diplomacy Strong dashboard show clearly that the Washington metro area should not be moving to this next stage.

2. Lola Thompson:

   This [criterion] is just one of many equivalent formulations of the Riemann hypothesis.

3. 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.

4. Speaker Pelosi:

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

5. 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.

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