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Synonyms for norm

Most common

average standard rule yardstick discourse

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    That which is normal or typical.

    Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.

Related words

Word family
normie normal normative
Phrases
p-adic norm

Forms

Plural
norms → standards, rules, averages, models…

Example sentences

  • average His mental level is higher than the average boy's.
  • standard There's a standard lamp in the corner of the room.
  • rule There are cases where the rule does not hold good.
  • yardstick The teacher picked up the yardstick and measured.
  • discourse Algerian Islamists have a very radical discourse.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
normrising
averagefalling
standardsteady
rulesteady
yardstickfalling
discourserising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
type1, rule1
5 letters
model2
7 letters
average3
8 letters
standard2
9 letters
discourse2, yardstick2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (model2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
norme
Italiano
norma
Español
norma
Català
norma