standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü 

: standard, typical

a standard-issue action movie

a standard-issue blue suit

Synonyms of standard-issue

• normal
• usual
• ordinary
• typical
• average
• standard

Examples of standard-issue in a Sentence

another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder

Recent Examples on the Web

Rhymer and Bermingham’s solid direction lets the performances shine against a standard-issue, spit-shiny Toronto landscape. — Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Caught unprepared for chemical warfare and lacking standard-issue gas masks, Allied soldiers improvised by covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs or pieces of cloth drenched in water or urine. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Check out our Dorm, Transformed guide to turning a standard-issue dorm room into home for the year. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 27 July 2026

At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for standard-issue

• reissue
• issue