METRIC Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

metric

noun

ˈme-trik

Definition of metric

as in criterion

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure

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Recent Examples of metric The number of friends alone, in other words, isn’t the most useful metric. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Star Ratings overhaul and new marketing rules CMS is executing a structural overhaul of its Star Ratings program for 2027, removing 11 administrative metrics to focus on clinical quality, health outcomes, and patient experience. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Meidroth, who spent a majority of his rookie season in 2025 at shortstop, moved to second base in 2026, and led all American League second basemen with a +10 in Statcast's fielding run value metric. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Focus Teams On The Metrics That Matter Most Your team has forty metrics on a dashboard and no idea which three matter. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metric

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Noun

That policy needs to evaluate prospective patients against criteria such as the patient’s needs and the agency’s ability to provide services, in relation to the current caseload, average case mix intensity, staffing and competence of staff.

— Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Studies have estimated that anywhere between 25% and 35% of the patient population would meet the current clinical criteria for gene therapy.

— Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of criterion

Noun

OpenAI took months to discover the incident and notify the Australian agencies affected — that’s unacceptable by my standard.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Airport officials said the new design also increases the distance between the terminal and the nearest runway, formerly as little as 257 feet, to about 880 feet — a change that brings the airport into compliance with FAA standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of standard

Noun

The commercial benchmark, by comparison, showed continuous performance decay during testing.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
In human medicine, research cites a benchmark of 10,000 steps per day as a threshold that, when combined with healthy nutrition, supports weight loss.

— Will Boyd, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of benchmark

Noun

People who score high on measures of zest are also more likely to view their lives as meaningful.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
The findings come three decades after the democratic government introduced a raft of measures — known as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) — aimed at reversing the dispossession suffered by Black people under apartheid and colonialism.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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