Synonyms for lodestar

Most common

guiding star · tenet · cynosure

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

Related words

Word family

lodestone

Other spellings

loadstar

Forms

Plural

lodestars → tenets, cynosures…

Example sentences

• tenet The oneness of God is the most central tenet in Islam.
• cynosure The Scotland Yard men were the cynosure of all eyes.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

tenet²

8 letters

cynosure³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenet² = 2 syllables).