Deviation and Standard

Deviation

Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

Standard is an antonym for deviation.

Standard

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged

Deviation is an antonym for standard.

How words are described

common common deviation common standard
fair fair deviation fair standard
small small deviation small standard
huge huge deviation huge standard
Other adjectives: main, acceptable, sexual, major, general, highest, strange, basic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Badass in a Nice Suit His one fashion deviation is that instead of a tie, he wears the noose that Judas used to hang himself with, as it grants him standard-issue invulnerability.
  • Martial Arts Uniform The only major deviation from the standard design is the addition of a sash, but in his defense, he can destroy Mobile Suits with it.
  • Have a Nice Death Tales of Vesperia usually has the standard Tales game over message, but the deviation comes from the person who was the last to die in your party, who will be the one voicing the line.
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