standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü 

: standard, typical

a standard-issue action movie

a standard-issue blue suit

Synonyms

• average
• common
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• everyday
• garden-variety
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• standard
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• usual
• workaday

Examples of standard-issue in a Sentence

another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder

Recent Examples on the Web

Photograph: Stephanie Pearson Also, the 250-watt hub motor is pretty standard-issue on many e-bikes, but this one only has 60 newton meters of torque as opposed to at least 80 on other e-bike motors. —Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 4 July 2024

This sense of dispersion, directly attributable to the casting and the direction, is only compounded by Takeshi Kata’s two-tiered, standard-issue industrial musical set Jennifer Weber’s jumpy choreography doesn’t enhance the storytelling picture. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

But Harry’s is, somehow, just right: the blades run smoothly and last, and the handle is just hefty enough for a comfy grip (skip the metal upgrades, and stay with the standard-issue plastic one). —Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024

Even the hotel’s standard-issue rooms offer fun extras, like murphy beds, sleeper sofas, clothing-storage space, and mini fridges. —Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above