Standard Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Standard
(Slang) A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
The definition of authoritative is someone or something having power, influence or the right to control and make decisions.
Consistent in action, intention, effect, etc.
labarum
An ecclesiastical banner, especially one carried in processions.
made to a standard
(Eccles.) The office or service suitable for any of a class of festivals
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Required by fashion; fashionable
To adjust (a display setting) so that recorded images are accurately reproduced:
The definition of a type means people, places or things that share traits which allow them to belong to the same group.
Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type
(Informal) A superior or unusual example of its kind:
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
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(Ecclesiastical) Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules:
Regularly or customarily used:
In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
(Nautical) A long, tapering, usually triangular flag, used on ships for signaling or identification.
The flag of a nation, state, or army.
(Plural only) Gang insignia.
An instance that typifies a broader pattern or situation:
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Impression or appearance made:
The definition of criterion is the standard by which something is judged or assessed.
A graduated stick or rod one yard in length, used in measuring
A problem or exercise used to illustrate a principle or method.
(Cricket) (sometimes test) a Test match
A model or original used for imitation or as an archetype.
Norm is defined as something that is considered "normal" and refers to something that is the usual, customary or accepted standard.
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A narrow forked flag or streamer attached to a staff or lance or flown from a ship's masthead.
An outward and often deceptive appearance:
A standard or banner, as of a military unit.
Any symbol of courage or devotion
A long, narrow, triangular or swallow-tailed flag borne on a lance as an ensign, as formerly by knights and lancers
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A fishing fly that imitates a baitfish.
A standard by which something can be measured or judged:
A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
A standard of comparison or evaluation.
An idealized type or model:
A well known usage of a scientific theory.
A goal or principle, esp. one of a noble character
The definition of a mirror is a surface that reflects, or anything that gives a true image of a person or thing.
Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:
Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale:
Ordinary; having no remarkable characteristics.
Consisting of, or made or expressed according to, a formula or formulas
Of, suitable to, or used in a garden:
Ordinary; commonplace
Not caring or concerned; uninterested, apathetic.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
Relatively poor or inferior; below average
Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
Alternative spelling of run-of-the-mill.
Kept regularly in stock:
Not separated from others into categories.
Not subject to exceptions; absolute.
Not remarkable.
To measure accurately by means of a gauge
consuetudinary
Ethical is defined as moral or conforming to standards of conduct.
Serving as a model or example; worth imitating
Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional:
Worthy of the name; true:
Notable; distinguished; honored.
Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category:
Model
The definition of a barometer is a device that measures the pressure of the atmosphere as an aid to predicting weather.
The fundamental principle or underlying concept of a system or theory; a basis.
A gradation that shows a position or value, as on a measuring instrument.
Plural form of civility
A device used to adjust or control
(Calculus) The process of determining the derived function of a function.
gonfalon
A banner suspended from a crosspiece, especially as a standard in an ecclesiastical procession or as the ensign of a medieval Italian republic.
The level at which the ground surface meets the foundation of a building.
A standard or principle by which to make a judgment or determine a policy or course of action
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.
A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved.
Extent, quality, or size as determined by measuring; dimension
An amount or level considered to be average; a standard:
A center of attraction
An essential element, constituent, or quality, esp. one that produces a specific effect
Something needed; necessity; need
An established or prescribed standard for action; an authoritative principal; the general norm for conduct in a specific kind of situation; a principle, standard, or regulation that governs the internal workings of a court or an agency.
(Statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
The definition of a signal is a message or means of communicating a message.
Any fixed quantity, amount, distance, measure, etc. used as a standard
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(Idiomatic) To meet or exceed a particular standard.
To cause to conform to a standard.
Generally accepted as correct or true
monetary standard
the value behind the money in a monetary system
Antonyms for Standard
Distinct among others of a kind:
The definition of unusual is something rare or out of the ordinary.
Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.
Differing from all others; unusual:
(Linguistics) Not conforming to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.
Not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous
Words Related to Standard
One serving as an example to be imitated or compared:
silver standard
A monetary standard under which a specified quantity of silver constitutes the basic unit of currency.
Depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous
Having received approval.
The definition of official is authorized, or is someone who holds a position of authority.
(Nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
(Historical) A picture with a motto or verses, allegorically suggesting some moral truth, etc.
Limit; bounds:
(Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
(Logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
A monetary standard solely in terms of gold, in which the basic currency unit is made equal to and redeemable by a specified quantity of gold
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Synonym Study
- Yardstick refers to a test or criterion for measuring genuineness or value time is the only true yardstick of a book's merit
- Gauge literally applies to a standard of measurement a wire gauge, but figuratively it is equivalent to criterion sales are an accurate gauge of a book's popularity
- Criterion applies to a test or rule for measuring the excellence, fitness, or correctness of something, especially of an abstraction mere memory is no accurate criterion of intelligence
- Standard applies to some measure, principle, model, etc. with which things of the same class are compared in order to determine their quantity, value, quality, etc. standard of purity for drugs
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