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standard
adjective as in regular, approved
Strong matches
average, boilerplate, general, official, regulation, set, staple, stock, vanilla
Weak matches
authoritative, canonical, customary, established, everyday, garden variety, orthodox, popular, prevailing, recognized, run-of-the-mill
noun as in guideline, principle
Strongest matches
code, ideal, law, measure, model, norm, requirement, rule, specification, test
Strong matches
archetype, average, axiom, barometer, belief, benchmark, canon, criterion, ethics, example, exemplar, fundamental, gauge, grade, guide, ideals, mean, median, mirror, morals, par, paradigm, pattern, sample, touchstone, type, yardstick
Weak matches
Example Sentences
It might sound counterintuitive, but increased density can actually be safer if structures are built to the latest standards and landscaped with fire-resistant plants, experts say.
Oftentimes, contaminated soil is taken to nonhazardous landfills in neighboring states that rely on the more lenient federal standards.
Donald Trump is over-the-top on an hourly basis, but even by his standards, his frenetic defense of Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week was unsettling.
“This reprehensible language is beyond unacceptable and those identified to be on these recordings should question their own ability to conduct themselves to the high standards we, as police officers, must abide by.”
When you make jokes about gender double standards, you say that it’s never to bash men, it’s to empower women.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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