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Often used in the same context:
focal point,
cornerstone,
lightning rod,
leitmotif,
lodestone,
linchpin,
signifier,
rallying cry,
rorschach test,
centerpiece,
metaphor,
staple,
guidepost,
cause celebre,
fulcrum,
wellspring,
metonym,
crucible,
keystone,
flashpoint,
hallmark,
exemplar,
underpinning,
catchword,
mainstay,
litmus test,
precursor,
byword,
definer,
inspiration,
forbearer,
archetype,
transcendent,
leitmotiv,
catalyst,
microcosm,
embodiment,
allegory,
muse,
fodder,
launching pad,
forerunner,
grist,
synonym,
lodestar,
subtext,
objective correlative,
shorthand,
sine qua non,
epitome,
watchword,
lynchpin,
anathema,
beacon,
buzzword,
genesis,
sophoclean,
barometer,
symbol,
anachronism,
bedrock,
ecumenicalism,
relevance,
manifestation,
galvanizing,
whipping boy,
counterpoint,
crux,
harbinger,
polestar,
resonance,
prefiguring,
du jour,
groundbreaker,
embraceable,
evocation,
paramount,
apotheosis,
antecedent,
personification,
reflection,
locus,
affirmation,
template,
paean,
renascence,
emersonian,
movable feast,
inseparability,
limitlessness,
prelude,
springboard,
fountainhead,
reminder,
essentialness,
sui generis,
catharsis,
commonplaces,
malleability,
quintessence,
negritude,
element,
touchstones,
safeguard,
prop,
corrective,
criterion,
guide,
desideratum,
antidote,
precondition,
groundwork,
motivator,
yardstick,
guideposts,
preventive,
resource,
intermediary,
prerequisite
More specific:
baseline,
benchmark,
graduated table,
norm,
ordered series,
scale,
scale of measurement,
standard of measurement,
yardstick
More general:
point of reference,
reference,
reference point
Synonyms:
criterion,
measure,
standard
Also try:
— Adjectives for touchstone:
true,
only,
very,
ultimate,
moral,
important,
real,
infallible,
final,
useful,
sole,
more...
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