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system has become the standard in many countries. People resent
having imposed on them the standards of another culture. 2 mean,
average, norm, par, level, rating: With many luxuries now
necessities, the standard of living has improved enormously. The
course was for students of intermediate standard. 3 flag,
banner, ensign, emblem, pennant, burgee, insigne (singular of
insignia), guidon, gonfalon or gonfanon, labarum: The black
knight bore a curiously coloured standard into battle. 4 pole,
post, stanchion, lamppost, column, pillar, support, pedestal,
pier, footing, (upright) bar or rod or timber: The car went out
of control and knocked down two lighting standards.
--adj. 5 accepted, approved, definitive, defined,
authoritative, official, required, regulative, regulatory,
textbook: Must we follow standard procedure? The tests were
conducted according to the standard methods. 6 recognized,
prevailing, prevalent, usual, customary, habitual, orthodox,
set, established, regular, familiar, ordinary, traditional,
classic, stock, typical, normal, staple, conventional,
universal: People in the south usually regard themselves as
speakers of standard English.
standardize
v. regiment, systematize, codify, normalize, homogenize: We
could save money if we standardized the dimensions of the books
we publish.
stand-by n. 1 supporter, defender, backer, upholder, partisan,
sympathizer, adherent, stalwart: His mother had always been his
stand-by against the severity of his father. 2 substitute,
surrogate, replacement, backup, understudy, second, US and
Canadian alternate: They had a second ambulance as a stand-by
in case the first broke down or needed servicing. 3 resource,
support, replacement: I knew I could always count on you as a
stand-by in case I had trouble.
stand-in n. double, substitute, stunt man or woman; surrogate,
replacement, stand-by, backup, understudy, second, US and
Canadian alternate: Any time they had to shoot a dangerous
scene, my stand-in went through the motions.
standing adj. 1 established, set, standard, conventional, customary,
usual, normal, regular, fixed, permanent, continued, continuing,