Representative
Representative adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: a representative example of what that talented chef can do with even simple ingredients
Standard and representative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead the word "Representative" as an adjective or a noun.
Standard
Standard adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: he's pretty much your standard high-school jock
Representative and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Representative" instead the word "Standard" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- model and representative
- model and standard
- ideal and representative
- ideal and standard
- typical and representative
- typical and standard
- type and representative
- type and standard
- pattern and representative
- pattern and standard
- prototype and representative
- prototype and standard
- example and representative
- example and standard
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In a family scenario, this will often take the form of having a father, a mother, a son and a daughter, so that each standard role in a nuclear family has a representative.
Source: Gender-Equal Ensemble -
T'Pol (the Vulcan representative and science officer) says that standard Vulcan policy for examining a new planet is to perform surveys from orbit for a week before flying down.
Source: Lethally Stupid -
Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, when the standard FBI warning changes to the ELE screen, there is an intercut shot of three actual eggs, representative of the DVD's three hidden Easter eggs.
Source: Easter Egg
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