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Antonyms for touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊntouch·stone

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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, criterion, step, bill, measurement, bar, beat, banner, cadence, measuring rod

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. touchstonenoun

    Synonyms:
    criterion, test, basanite, lydian stone

How to use touchstone in a sentence?

  1. Marjorie Holmes:

    A child's hand in yours -- what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.

  2. Billy Joe:

    I was raised in a fairly dysfunctional situation and I went through years of intense alcoholism and drug addiction so the song was always a touchstone for me. When you open yourself up to drugs and alcohol at such a young age it becomes something you have to deal with the rest of your life.

  3. Walther Collection curator Brian Wallis:

    What's interesting about Sander as a touchstone is he's not really one or the other, you can take the very same picture, and find a very positive social statement or a very critical one, depending on how you look at it.

  4. Chris Aronson:

    It’s one of those times where a movie becomes a touchstone in culture, it just becomes part of the zeitgeist and one of those movies you just have to see. That’s due to its uniqueness. People have never seen anything like this before.

  5. Matthias Wivel:

    They're touchstone paintings in the development of European painting, they were incredibly famous in their day and indeed inspired artists for generations.

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