Antonyms of adj nonstandard

3 senses of nonstandard

Sense 1
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap)

standard (vs. nonstandard), received -- (conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British))
        => acceptable -- (judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage")
        => classical -- ((language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek)

Sense 2
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board")

standard (vs. nonstandard) -- (conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure")
        => modular -- (constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use; "modular furniture"; "modular homes")
        => regular -- (conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet")
        => regulation -- (prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment")
        => standardized, standardised -- (brought into conformity with a standard; "standardized education")
        => stock -- (routine; "a stock answer")

Sense 3
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text")

standard (vs. nonstandard) -- (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism")
        => authoritative, classical, classic, definitive -- (of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation")
        => basic, canonic, canonical -- (reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern")
        => casebook, textbook -- (according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example")
        => criterial, criterional -- (serving as a basis for evaluation)

Similarity of adj nonstandard

3 senses of nonstandard

Sense 1
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap)
       => bad -- (nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar")
       => unacceptable, unaccepted -- (not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'")

Sense 2
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board")
       => deficient, inferior, substandard -- (falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing")
       => nonnormative -- (not based on a norm)

Sense 3
nonstandard (vs. standard) -- (not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text")

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