Standard and Wild

Standard

Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: a standard bandage is all that that wound needs

Wild is an antonym for standard.

Wild

Wild adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas

Standard is an antonym for wild.

Nearby Words: wildly, wilding, wilde

Both words in one sentence

  • Wild Teen Party Then the party really does turn wild, but that's more because a teen mutant starts blowing up cars with his mind and the cops get called than any of the standard reasons.
  • The Wild Hunt The climax of The Dark is Rising (the book, not the entire series) involves the Wild Hunt, led by the standard Celtic deity Herne the Hunter.
    Source: The Wild Hunt
  • One-Gender Race Technically, only the tails and ears set them apart from standard image of a 'wild man'.
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Wild and Standard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/standard/wild
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Wild or Standard. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/standard/wild.
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