Procrustean bed and Standard

Procrustean bed noun - A standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality.

Standard and procrustean bed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun phrase "Procrustean bed".

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

Procrustean bed and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Procrustean bed" with "Standard", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: standardize, standardise, standardized, standardised, standardization