Synonyms for milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnmile·stone

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1. milestonenoun

   Synonyms:
   landmark

2. milestonenoun

   A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

   Synonyms:
   landmark

3. milestonenoun

   An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project etc.

   Synonyms:
   landmark

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. milestone, milepostnoun

   stone post at side of a road to show distances

   Synonyms:
   milepost

2. milestonenoun

   a significant event in your life (or in a project)

   Synonyms:
   milepost

Matched Categories

1. • Juncture
   • Marker

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1. List of paraphrases for "milestone":

   landmark, step, milestones, cornerstone, milepost, watershed, stage, benchmark, sub-goal, sub-objective, phase, breakthrough

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1. Prince Ali:

   The world is waiting and watching -- this is the biggest milestone in the history of FIFA. It will decide if FIFA goes ahead as we want or if it spirals down.

2. Virgin Galactic:

   Although we passed a major milestone in December, we still have a way to go in testing the many factors that can affect a flight.

3. Ryan Sweet:

   It will be a solid GDP number, it’s one small milestone in many that we have to hit before we can say we have fully recovered from the recession.

4. Charlie Yaxley:

   More than 600 people have now lost their life on the Mediterranean Sea this year, if current trends continue, we are likely to see more than a thousand people lose their life on the Mediterranean for the sixth year in a row, which is a bleak milestone for us to be reaching.

5. Mayor Annise Parker:

   This milestone is of special importance to rape survivors and their families and friends because it means their cases are receiving the attention they should have years ago.