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standard–issue

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adjective stan·dard–is·sue \ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü\

Definition of standard–issue

  1. :  standard, typical a standard–issue action movie a standard–issue blue suit

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First Known Use of standard–issue

1966

standard–issue Synonyms

Synonyms
average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday
Antonyms
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
Related Words
regular, typical, unextraordinary; familiar, homely, plain, plain-Jane, popular, vulgar; natural; customary, wonted; insignificant, trivial, unimportant; frequent, habitual; expected, predictable
Near Antonyms
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer; aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical; rare, recherché, scarce; fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal; bizarre, far-out, Kafkaesque, outrageous, outré, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild; eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox; freak, freakish; conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented; singular, unique, unparalleled

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Definition of standard–issue for English Language Learners

  • : of the common or usual type

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