Synonyms:
standard
Meaning: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
Synonyms:
standard
Meaning: commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
Synonyms:
standard
Meaning: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
Meaning: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
Synonyms:
criterion, standard
Meaning: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
Usage examples
We shall be opposed by the standard resistances:
Another standard altogether has directed my life....
The following is the official standard issued by the Club:--
The standard of measurement these days is the ability to serve.
It was he who lifted the standard of revolt against her regency.
"Already thousands of her sons are flocking to the Southern standard.
"Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct?
In the same year a joint committee drew up a standard of perfection for the breed, Messrs.
And when we expect it to supply such a body of truth we employ a misleading standard of judgment.
Our hopes when elevated to that standard of ambition which demands unison may fall asunder like an ancient ruin.