Synonyms for cynosure

Most common

pole star · lodestar

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.

   let faith be your cynosure to walk by

Forms

Plural

cynosures → lodestars…

Example sentences

• lodestar The old map marked Polaris as the traveler's lodestar.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

lodestar²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lodestar² = 2 syllables).