Antonyms for touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊntouch·stone

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1. • System Of Measurement

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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

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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. The Hitopadesa:

   On the touchstone of misfortune a man discovers the strength of understanding and of spirit in kinsmen, wife, servants, and himself.

3. 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.

4. Denis Diderot:

   A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.

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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