standard

be, be fitted as, come as

New cars nowadays come as standard with multiple airbags for safety.

become

almost

The hotel rooms were almost standard, with just a few extra decorations in each one.

fairly, pretty

The restaurant serves pretty standard Italian food, but the prices are reasonable.

high

low, poor

minimum

acceptable, adequate, decent, proper, reasonable

Most restaurants in this city maintain decent standards of cleanliness and food safety.

improved, rising

clear

objective

The school uses objective standards to evaluate all students fairly in their English tests.

official, required

conventional, usual

consistent, uniform, universal

exacting, rigorous, strict, stringent

professional

The restaurant maintains professional standards in its kitchen, so customers always receive high-quality meals.

international, national

quality

The restaurant maintains a high quality standard that keeps customers coming back.

qualifying

Athletes must reach the qualifying standard of 2 hours and 10 minutes to compete in the marathon.

living

People in that country have improved their living standards significantly over the past decade.

accounting, advertising, safety, trading, etc.

academic, educational, environmental, health, intellectual, technical, etc.

have

Our school has strict standards for student behavior and academic performance.

boast, enjoy

define, establish, set

achieve, meet, reach

The students worked hard all year to achieve the high academic standards required for graduation.

fall short of

The new restaurant's food quality fell short of the high standard we expected.

apply, enforce, provide

The factory must enforce strict safety standards to protect all workers.

judge sb/sth by

improve, raise

lower

maintain, sustain

above/below (the) ~

The restaurant's service was well below standard, so we complained to the manager.

by standards

By today's standards, that old computer would be considered extremely slow and outdated.

to a ~

The restaurant's cleanliness was not maintained to a high standard.

up to ~

The old playground equipment wasn't up to standard, so the city replaced it last spring.

~ in

The quality of service in our local hospital has improved significantly this year.

by any standard

That restaurant serves excellent food by any standard, even in this competitive city.

a drop/fall in the standard, an increase/a rise in the standard

The restaurant's quality has dropped significantly, and we've noticed a real fall in the standard of their food.

a standard of living

Moving to the countryside improved their standard of living considerably.

standards

declining, falling

Teachers worry that academic standards are declining in many schools these days.

double

It's unfair to apply a double standard where adults can stay out late but children cannot.

ethical, moral

prescribe

keep up, maintain

improve, raise

drop, fall

standards of behaviour/conduct