par

par

noun

Definition of PAR

1

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared <that last dining experience was not quite up to par>

Synonyms bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, par, touchstone, yardstick

Related Words case, example, instance; average, norm, rule; acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

Near Antonyms aberration, abnormality, deviation

2

the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality <these California wines are on a par with the best produced in Europe>

Synonyms coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalency, par, parity, sameness

Related Words comparability, compatibility, correlation, correspondence; alikeness, community, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude; exchangeability, interchangeability; identicalness, identity

Near Antonyms difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, divergence, diverseness, diversity; incompatibility; dissimilarity, unlikeness

Antonyms imparity, inequality, nonequivalence

3

what is typical of a group, class, or series <a pulse of 70 is par for people of that age group>

Synonyms norm, normal, par, standard

Related Words golden mean, mean, median, middle; commonplace, ordinary, rule, run, status quo, usual; exemplar, representative

Near Antonyms abnormality, anomaly, deviation, exception, rarity