n. 25B6; noun
the standard of her work : QUALITY, level, grade, calibre, merit, excellence.
a safety standard : GUIDELINE, norm, yardstick, benchmark, measure, criterion, guide, touchstone, model, pattern, example, exemplar.
a standard to live by : PRINCIPLE, ideal; ( standards ) code of behaviour, code of honour, morals, scruples, ethics.
the regiment's standard : FLAG, banner, pennant, ensign, colour(s), banderole, guidon; Brit. pendant; Nautical burgee.
25B6; adjective
the standard way of doing it : NORMAL, usual, typical, stock, common, ordinary, customary, conventional, established, settled, set, fixed, traditional, prevailing; poetic/literary wonted.
the standard work on the subject : DEFINITIVE, established, classic, recognized, accepted, authoritative, most reliable, exhaustive.
unusual, special.