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Synonyms for standing
ˈstæn dɪŋstand·ing

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. standingadjective

    Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

    Antonyms:
    moving, working

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. standingnoun

    Synonyms:
    status, position, ground, duration, continuance, footing, standpoint, foundation

    Antonyms:
    baselessness, evanescence, insecurity, precariousness

  2. standingadjective

    Synonyms:
    established, lasting, be

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. standingnoun

    social or financial or professional status or reputation

    "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

    Antonyms:
    temporary, sitting, impermanent, unerect, seated, irregular

  2. standingnoun

    an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

    Antonyms:
    temporary, seated, impermanent, sitting, irregular, unerect

  3. standingadjective

    the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

    Antonyms:
    unerect, impermanent, sitting, seated, temporary, irregular

  4. standing(a)adjective

    having a supporting base

    "a standing lamp"

    Antonyms:
    seated, irregular, unerect, temporary, sitting, impermanent

  5. standing(a)adjective

    not created for a particular occasion

    "a standing committee"

    Antonyms:
    temporary, sitting, impermanent, unerect, seated, irregular

  6. standing(a)adjective

    (of fluids) not moving or flowing

    "mosquitoes breed in standing water"

    Antonyms:
    temporary, impermanent, irregular, unerect, seated, sitting

  7. standing(a)adjective

    executed in or initiated from a standing position

    "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"

    Antonyms:
    unerect, irregular, sitting, impermanent, seated, temporary

  8. standingadjective

    (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

    "standing room only"

    Synonyms:
    standing(a)

    Antonyms:
    temporary, irregular, unerect, seated, sitting, impermanent

  9. standingadjective

    permanent

    "a standing army"

    Synonyms:
    standing(a)

    Antonyms:
    sitting, temporary, irregular, unerect, impermanent, seated

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. standingadjective

    Synonyms:
    erect, stagnant, lasting, permanent, persistent

  2. standingnoun

    Synonyms:
    status

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How to use standing in a sentence?

  1. Vladimir Putin:

    His view is that Russia's political standing and the respect accorded to it have fallen away very much since the end of the Cold War.

  2. Mike Wise:

    I think unfortunately for the players, this... does in fact almost eliminate the optics -- the bad optics -- of half the teams standing and half the teams kneeling, unless those players are interested in possibly having their teams fined and losing their jobs.

  3. Matthew Greene:

    I liked the fact that they seemed to be standing up to some of the street violence, standing up for some of the people who were being harassed on the streets, in my mind it seemed like someone defending the defenseless.

  4. Executive Chairman Roberto Quarta:

    Mark Read and Andrew Scott are providing the stability and leadership WPP requires, but there is no standing still, they have my and the board's full backing to review the strategy, to come back to us with recommendations, and to move forward decisively to implement our vision for the group.

  5. Jeanne Shaheen:

    Maggie Hassan isn’t afraid to stand up to Donald Trump, she’s got a record of standing and fighting for what’s right.


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