Inspiration and Standard

Inspiration

Inspiration noun - Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.

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Standard and inspiration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Inspiration".

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Inspiration and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inspiration" instead a noun "Standard".

good	good inspiration	good standard
particular	particular inspiration	particular standard
better	better inspiration	better standard
common	common inspiration	common standard
Other adjectives: original, popular, actual, great, huge, main, new, major, basic, cultural, historical.

Proto-Superhero: Not heroic by The Cape's standard, but an inspiration for some of the spookier supers to come.

Source: Literature / Doctor Syn ("The Scarecrow")
Standard Fantasy Setting - When ET was first founded, it took heavy inspiration from Dungeons and Dragons.

Source: Literature / Galactic Crucibles
While Superman could be said to be the Trope Codifier for the whole Super Hero genre, he is even more directly the inspiration for every single Cape superhero in terms of personality and outfit, and for anyone with the standard Flying Brick powers (including the aforementioned Goku!).

Source: Fountain of Expies

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