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standard
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of STANDARD
1
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared <the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged>
Synonyms bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, par, touchstone, yardstick
2
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling <a ship flying the queen's standard>
Synonyms banderole (or banderol), banner, colors, ensign, guidon, jack, pendant (also pendent) [chiefly British], pennant, pennon, standard, streamer
Related Words bunting, gonfalon; black flag, Jolly Roger, tricolor, union jack, white flag; burgee, semaphore, signaler (or signaller), waft; badge, coat of arms, crest, insignia
3
what is typical of a group, class, or series <somewhat shorter than the standard for boys that age>
Related Words golden mean, mean, median, middle; commonplace, ordinary, rule, run, status quo, usual; exemplar, representative
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