Meaning & use
standardized
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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