What is another word for criterion?
Synonyms for criterion
kraɪˈtɪər i ən; -ˈtɪər i əcri·te·ri·on
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
criterion
Synonyms:
test, touchstone, proof, standard, measureAntonyms:
eye, glance, intention, conjecture, scan
Princeton's WordNet
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, touchstonecriterion, 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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Dictionary of English Synonymes
criterionnoun
Synonyms:
standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "criterion":
criteria, test, yardstick, approach, standard, requirement, benchmark, discretion
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#502 | test | |
#530 | standard | |
#813 | bill | |
#870 | amount | |
#930 | step | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1266 | approach | |
#2126 | quantity | |
#2468 | criteria | |
#2483 | measure | |
#2851 | beat | |
#2957 | proof | |
#3277 | requirement | |
#3329 | meter | |
#3627 | measurement | |
#3787 | banner | |
#5589 | measuring | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#8767 | criterion | |
#9007 | benchmark | |
#15927 | metre | |
#24089 | cadence | |
#31130 | touchstone | |
#49585 | yardstick | |
#176109 | mensuration |
How to use criterion in a sentence?
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.
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
His saving grace could be the selection criterion set by Athletics Kenya (AK), where a third athlete is selected on merit.
The people who review our transplant programs, Medicare and UNOS, review us on a periodic basis to make sure we have those criterion and that they're not discriminatory and that we are adhering to them, that being said, there is a lot of local variability allowed in those inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds -- success.
Translations for criterion
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- معيارArabic
- критерий, мерилоBulgarian
- criteriCatalan, Valencian
- kriteriumCzech
- kriteriumDanish
- KriteriumGerman
- κριτήριοGreek
- kriterioEsperanto
- criterioSpanish
- kriteeriumEstonian
- ملاکPersian
- kriteeriFinnish
- critèreFrench
- slat-tomhaisScottish Gaelic
- קריטריוןHebrew
- feltételHungarian
- criterioItalian
- 判断基準, 基準Japanese
- 표준Korean
- پێوهر, کریتێر, میزانKurdish
- iudiciumLatin
- kritērijsLatvian
- paearuMāori
- criteriumDutch
- kriteriumNorwegian
- kryteriumPolish
- critérioPortuguese
- criteriuRomanian
- мерило, критерийRussian
- mjeriloSerbo-Croatian
- kriteriumSwedish
- mısdak, ölçüt, kriter, kıstasTurkish
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