Synonyms for stand-up
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1. stand-upverb

   requiring a standing position

   "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"

   Antonyms:
   unerect

2. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand upverb

   rise to one's feet

   "The audience got up and applauded"

   Synonyms:
   prink, bristle, drum, rise, stick up, prepare, stand up, climb up, mug up, fancy up, hold water, deck out, elevate, uprise, hold up, place upright, trick up, rig out, heighten, go up, rebel, surface, lift, deck up, dress up, arise, spring up, swot up, organise, come up, grow, originate, attire, organize, cram, swot, bob up, resurrect, tog out, grind away, ascend, tog up, develop, climb, raise, work up, trick out, get up, prove, devise, move up, turn out, jump, gussy up, bone, fig out, bring up, stand, rear, mount, rise up, overdress, wax, bone up, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   unerect

3. stand upverb

   refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

   Synonyms:
   place upright, rise, hold up, bristle, get up, stand, stand up, stick up, arise, uprise, hold water

   Antonyms:
   unerect

4. stand, stand up, place uprightverb

   put into an upright position

   "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

   Synonyms:
   rise, bristle, put up, get up, stand, suffer, resist, abide, support, hold up, fend, stomach, digest, brook, hold water, uprise, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, stick up, endure, stand up, place upright, bear, arise

   Antonyms:
   unerect

5. stand, stand upverb

   be standing; be upright

   "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

   Synonyms:
   rise, bristle, put up, get up, stand, suffer, resist, abide, support, hold up, fend, stomach, digest, brook, hold water, uprise, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, stick up, endure, stand up, place upright, bear, arise

   Antonyms:
   unerect

6. stand up, stick upverb

   defend against attack or criticism

   "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"

   Synonyms:
   place upright, rise, hold up, bristle, get up, stand, stand up, stick up, arise, uprise, hold water

   Antonyms:
   unerect

7. stand up, hold up, hold waterverb

   resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

   "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

   Synonyms:
   rise, bristle, delay, detain, stick up, stand, last, withstand, support, hold up, hold out, get up, arise, sustain, hold, live on, hold water, place upright, live, stand up, defy, uprise, survive, go, endure

   Antonyms:
   unerect

8. bristle, uprise, stand upverb

   rise up as in fear

   "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

   Synonyms:
   rise, bristle, grow, get up, stand, ascend, lift, hold up, stand up, hold water, arise, develop, resurrect, go up, come up, spring up, abound, originate, burst, stick up, place upright, move up, uprise, turn out

   Antonyms:
   unerect

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1. Hillary Clinton:

   I'm running for president because I think that Americans and their families need a champion, and I want to be this champion, i want to stand up and fight for people so that they cannot just get by, but they get ahead and they can stay ahead.

2. Harriet Green:

   Stand up for what you believe with strength and grace and the barriers will begin to fall away. Harriet Green

3. Elise Stefanik:

   President Biden missed a huge opportunity at the G-7 summit to stand up for America and deliver a plan to safely reopen, instead caving to Prime Minister Trudeau’s incessant desire to delay, i’ve called on the Biden Administration to begin taking unilateral steps towards easing restrictions for families and property owners, and the failure to do so is unacceptable for our northern border communities.

4. Dan Shefet:

   Sometimes you've got to stand up for a principle and then you don't count your time, never in the history of mankind has so much information been controlled by so few.

5. Arthur Hurd:

   Our government should stand up and do for the people what is right.