/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of design criteria Find synonyms for: Noun1. design criteria, criterion, standardusage: criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language