Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun procrustean_bed

1 sense of procrustean bed

Sense 1
procrustean standard, procrustean rule, procrustean bed -- (a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality)
       => standard, criterion, measure, touchstone -- (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work")