Meaning & use

standardized

adjective·Academic

Made to conform to a single, consistent standard or set of rules.

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The company introduced standardized procedures so every branch handled complaints the same way.

Students across the state take the same standardized test each spring.

A note on using this word

Standardized often describes tests, procedures, or measurements deliberately made identical across different places or people.

Words with a similar meaning

uniformconsistent

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Words with an opposite meaning

variedirregular

Another way to use it

2. verb

Made something conform to a standard, past tense of standardize.

The committee standardized spelling rules for the dictionary's new edition.

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