par

The word “par” has 1 syllable: par.

It's pronounced as /pɑr/.

What is synonym and antonym for par?

In the thesaurus, “par” has 9 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for par along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for par

average
benchmark
criterion
equality
equivalence
equivalency
norm
normal
standard

Antonyms for par

anomaly
deviation
difference
disparity
distinction
divergence
diversity
exception
inequality
nonequivalence

Meanings of par

noun

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
A digression; the use of such digressions.
Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
Equality of condition or circumstances.
(mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
A hole in which a player achieves par.
An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
A young leveret.

adjective

Equally distant from one another at all points.
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

preposition

By; with.

verb

To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

Example Sentences

The golfer managed to complete the course with a score of par on every hole.
The financial report indicated that the company's profits were on par with industry standards.
It's important to set your expectations at par to avoid disappointment in any project.
The chef believes that the quality of ingredients should be at least par to ensure a great dish.
She felt that her performance in the competition was par, but she aimed to improve for next time.

On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to par, such as: anomaly, average, benchmark, criterion, deviation, difference, disparity.

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