Ensign
Ensign noun - A piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling.
Usage example: fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign
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Synonyms for Ensign
Standard
Standard noun - A piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling.
Usage example: a ship flying the queen's standard
Ensign is a synonym for standard in flag topic. You can use "Ensign" instead a noun "Standard", if it concerns topics such as substitute, emblem, pennant. popular alternative
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How words are described
| old | old ensign | old standard |
| female | female ensign | female standard |
| particular | particular ensign | particular standard |
| actual | actual ensign | actual standard |
| Other adjectives: male, new, former, historical. | ||
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Ensign Newbie: Since the standard tour of duty for an officer is six months, this applies to just about all of them.
Source: Literature / Stark's War -
The same thing happened to USS Blue (DD-387); again only 4 ensigns were on board (must have been the standard officer duty section) and they got underway and operated for 30 hours with an ensign in command, attacking two submarines and shooting down 5 Japanese airplanes.
Source: You Are in Command Now
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Standard and Ensign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ensign/standard
Ensign & Standard. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ensign/standard>.
Standard or Ensign. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ensign/standard.
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