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criterion has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
“the schools comply with federal standards”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for criterion come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
“they live by the standards of their community”