Synonyms for litmus test
lit·mus test

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1. litmus, litmus testnoun

   a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator

   Synonyms:
   litmus

2. litmus testnoun

   a test that relies on a single indicator

   "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"

   Synonyms:
   litmus

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1. • Acid-base Indicator
   • Examination

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1. Artem Shevalev:

   We are expecting the next court rulings (on PrivatBank's nationalization) some time in July, that is your litmus test.

2. David Jolly:

   If he fails some type of false litmus test by those who just continue to take us down this road of dysfunction, then the proponents of dysfunction will begin to lose all credibility -- and frankly I think it will be their last stand.

3. Victoria Smolkin:

   He's saying there is a civilizational clash and that the gay pride parades in this narrative is a litmus test for which side you're on.

4. Democratic National Committee:

   Mike Pence is trying to run away from Mike Pence record as Trump’s MAGA wingman and is hitting the road to promote Mike Pence extreme anti-choice agenda in Iowa, we can count on Mike Pence to make Mike Pence plan to ban abortion in every state the new litmus test for Iowa Republicans — and we ’ll be here to hold them accountable every single day.

5. Mark DeMoss:

   We don't apply it in business, in school, hiring of a plumber, a painter or an architect, there is nothing else we do in life where this person has to be my stripe of Christian or I won't work with them. I think it is a double standard litmus test.