Metric
Metric noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Synonyms for Metric
Standard and metric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Metric".
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
Metric and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metric" instead a noun "Standard".
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Sometimes, a Tabletop Game or Video Game setting just has a metric boatload of playable races — even more than the standard Five Races.
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The conversions from metric to standard were often done incorrectly, presumably to keep the reference to 17.
Source: Visual Novel / Ever17 -
Broud, being a complete Jerkass by every other metric, also fails this standard.
Source: Literature / Earth's Children
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Standard and Metric. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/metric/standard
Metric & Standard. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/metric/standard>.
Standard or Metric. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/metric/standard.
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