touchstone Definition

criterion, standard, measure, cornerstone, keystone, lynchpin, bedrock, yardstick, backbone, foundation, benchmark, centrepiece, touch, test, edge, stake, simon, lodestone, linchpin, crucible, metaphor, guidepost, exemplar, hallmark, archetype, mainstay, paramount, allegory, counterculture, quintessence, focal point, lightning rod, leitmotif, signifier, rallying cry, rorschach test, centerpiece, staple, cause celebre, fulcrum, wellspring, metonym, flashpoint, underpinning, catchword, litmus test, precursor, byword, definer, inspiration, forbearer, leitmotiv, catalyst, microcosm, embodiment, muse, fodder, launching pad, forerunner, grist, synonym, lodestar, subtext, objective correlative, shorthand, sine qua non, epitome, watchword, anathema, beacon, buzzword, genesis, sophoclean, barometer, symbol, anachronism, ecumenicalism, relevance, manifestation, galvanizing, whipping boy, counterpoint, crux, harbinger, polestar, resonance, prefiguring, du jour, groundbreaker, embraceable, evocation, apotheosis, antecedent, personification, reflection, locus, affirmation, template, paean, renascence,