BASELINE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

baseline

noun

ˈbās-ˌlīn

as in beginning

the point at which something begins any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary

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Recent Examples of baseline Swarms of Supernovas Rubin will spend its first year creating a baseline map of the night sky, and scientists will compare subsequent images to this template. —

Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026 Adjust from the one-tablespoon baseline based on the load. —

Ryan Brennan may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 The team replaced longtime business president Tim Harris with Lon Rosen and has quickly tried to establish new revenue streams like adding a row of courtside seats on both baselines and selling seats in the lower bowl previously used by media. —

Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026 What the science does support is that a few specific compounds can fill specific gaps, particularly for people whose baseline levels are low. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseline

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The language of covenant, liberty, moral responsibility, human dignity, and redemption helped shape the nation’s moral imagination from the very beginning.

— Ari Berman, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
And the most exciting part is that this is only the beginning.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026