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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of par

bar, barometer, benchmark, criterion, gold standard, grade, mark, measure, metric, standard, touchstone, yardstick
Words Related to par

case, example, instance

average, norm, rule

acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
Near Antonyms of par

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 of par

coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalence, equivalency, parity, sameness
Words Related to par

comparability, compatibility, correlation, correspondence

alikeness, community, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude

exchangeability, interchangeability

identicalness, identity
Near Antonyms of par

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, divergence, diverseness, diversity

incompatibility

dissimilarity, unlikeness
Antonyms of par

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 of par

average, norm, normal, standard
Words Related to par

golden mean, mean, median, middle

commonplace, ordinary, rule, run, status quo, usual

exemplar, representative
Near Antonyms of par

abnormality, anomaly, deviation, exception, rarity

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