standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce standard-issue (audio)
Synonyms of standard-issuenext
: standard, typical
a standard-issue action movie
a standard-issue blue suit

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another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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Check out our Dorm, Transformed guide to turning a standard-issue dorm room into home for the year. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 27 July 2026 At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 Bathtubs were ripped out and replaced with standard-issue tile showers for sanitary reasons. — Brandon Presser, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of standard-issue was in 1966

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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