standard
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈstændərd/
:
norma
- The athlete's performance not only met but exceeded the standard expected for her age group.
- meet standards
- state standards
- national standards
It was like the standard I was born into.
- It was like the standard I was born into.
- They'll never hit your standards for what they should be.
- This is a little strange by today's standards, but that was their standard.
- And there are no standards anymore then.
- Experience the new standard in Bras with Honey Love.
- And that is you set standards and you don't set goals.
- And so we need some sort of standard of truth, right?
- In order to have standards, you got to be all in.
- self-discipline is the standard to which you hold yourself.
- They can raise the standards, they can change the values.
- He's got high standards, and someone who's got high standards can change the world.
- Well, that even under my standards, that was really bad.
- You can demand higher standards for yourself.
Examples
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The study was undertaken in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Academic text (2015) -
Teachers should set a clear standard for students to measure their progress over the school year.
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And so we need some sort of standard of truth, right?
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If the process is not documented, then the practice standard will be considered 'not met.'
Academic text (2015) -
We have a standard to uphold.
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She sets rather a high standard for you.
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In 1960, ALA published the third set of school library standards, Standards for School Library Programs.
Academic text (2015) -
Preserving safety: do you feel competent to challenge standards of care that threaten patient safety?
Academic text (2015) -
A national statutory scheme is crucial for establishing uniform standards to monitor terrorist interactions.
Academic text (2017) -
The company has established a high standard of quality for its products to ensure customer satisfaction.
Synonyms
219
6.1
A rule or standard used to judge and choose something
100
7.4
A model or example that people follow in a field
92
2.5
A standard used to compare people or things
65
4.2
A standard used to compare quality or performance
65
3.7
A model people use to compare or judge other things
35
3.1
A standard used to compare other things
23
2.8
Something used as a model or standard for judging things
22
6.8
A rule or standard used to judge works of art
15
7.5
A way to judge how good or true something is
12
3.9
A way to judge how good or successful something is
A rule used to judge or choose something
Antonyms
Compounds
58
5.2
An unfair rule that treats similar people differently and gives one group more advantages
- Formal
12
4.3
A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly
- Specialized
8
4.7
A number that shows how much values in a set vary from the average
7
2.4
The standard time for the eastern United States, five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
2
3.5
Time zone used in central United States that is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
2
3.0
The standard time used on the west coast of the United States and Canada, 8 hours behind GMT
- Specialized
2
3.8
A rule made by an official group that tells how to record money in company accounts
1
3.1
A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states
- Specialized
1
9.5
A standard measure of how bright a light is, originally based on a candle
1
3.3
A large intelligent dog with curly fur often kept as a pet and used in dog shows
- Specialized
1
6.1
The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments
- Specialized
1
3.5
The distance between the inside edges of two rails used by most railways
1
4.1
A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal
- Archaic
Time that is 11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and used in parts of the Pacific
A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly
The time used in most of Alaska that is nine hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text
An English translation of the Bible based on the King James Version first published in the United States in 1901
- Specialized
A way of speaking that differs from the usual form used by local native adults
- Specialized
A measure of how far actual values usually are from predicted values
- Specialized
A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
- Specialized
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market
- Specialized
The pressure at sea level used as a reference equal to a 760 mm column of mercury at zero Celsius
- Specialized
A system that uses tags to show a document's parts and format
- Specialized
A temperature of exactly zero degrees Celsius that scientists use as a reference
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Standard in the sense of an 'accepted level' comes from the idea of something that 'stands' as the example to follow, like a flag or mark that shows the right way. So, a standard is a rule or level we use to judge or compare things.