Synonyms of standing

standing 1 of 3

noun

1

as in dignity

high position within society

a man of standing in his community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dignity
• rank
• state
• quality
• nobility
• highness
• class
• fashion
• caste
• superiority
• distinction
• status
• precedence
• dominance
• primacy
• gentleness
• nobleness
• station
• gentility
• preferment
• preeminence
• loftiness
• grandness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degradation
• debasement
• subordination
• inferiority
• subordinateness
• lowness
• baseness
• commonness
• lowliness

2

as in duration

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

a tradition of long standing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duration
• time
• life
• lifespan
• lifetime
• continuance
• date
• run
• span
• term
• tenure
• stretch
• spell
• tour
• hitch
• longevity
• turn
• age
• half-life

3

as in position

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

my standing in the class at the time of graduation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• level
• ranking
• rank
• place
• echelon
• status
• degree
• situation
• footing
• station
• reach(es)
• stratum
• rung
• walk
• condition
• estate
• function
• capacity
• order
• rating

standing

2 of 3

adjective

ˈstan-diŋ 

1

as in static

fixed in a place or position

bought the house and all standing appliances and fixtures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• static
• motionless
• in place
• stationary
• immobile
• nonmoving
• still
• immovable
• frozen
• stuck
• stagnant
• steadfast
• fast
• rooted
• irremovable
• unmovable
• nonmotile
• moveless
• wedged
• immotile
• unbudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moving
• mobile
• movable
• adjustable
• flexible
• portable
• modular
• removable
• nonstationary
• motile
• transferable
• unstable
• unbalanced
• unsteady
• transportable
• displaceable

2

as in vertical

rising straight up

all standing timbers are in sound condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vertical
• erect
• upright
• perpendicular
• lifted
• raised
• plumb
• upstanding
• stand-up
• elevated
• upraised
• upended
• freestanding
• semierect
• stand-alone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• recumbent
• prostrate
• hanging
• supine
• diagonal
• sagging
• slanted
• slant
• slanting
• slanty

standing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of stand

1

as in sitting

to occupy a place or location

the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sitting
• being
• lying
• remaining
• resting
• residing
• waiting
• bearing
• staying
• overlooking
• awaiting
• commanding
• posting
• hanging around
• sticking around
• tarrying
• dwelling
• stationing

2

as in tolerating

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I don't know how you can stand that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerating
• enduring
• handling
• taking
• accepting
• bearing
• sustaining
• wearing
• meeting
• supporting
• absorbing
• abiding
• swallowing
• stomaching
• biding
• going
• living with
• sticking out
• standing for
• hacking
• pocketing
• countenancing
• lumping (it)
• brooking
• suffering
• sweating out
• toughing it out
• allowing
• permitting
• respecting
• reconciling (to)
• acquiescing
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• consenting (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• assenting (to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• fighting
• declining
• dismissing
• rejecting
• opposing
• resisting
• contesting
• repudiating
• combating
• avoiding
• turning down
• missing
• escaping
• evading
• spurning
• dodging
• bypassing
• eluding
• circumventing
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

3

as in paying

to give what is owed for

I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• meeting
• settling
• balancing
• footing
• clearing
• discharging
• liquidating
• paying off
• springing (for)
• quitting
• paying up
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

4

as in being

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league

Synonyms & Similar Words

• being
• ranking
• placing
• rating
• grading
• seeding
• counting
• grouping
• classifying
• separating
• sorting
• installing
• codifying
• categorizing
• setting
• classing
• compartmentalizing
• instating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of standing

Noun

The clerical leadership held Americans hostage for 444 days, from late 1979 to early 1981, at the cost of the country’s international standing. —Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

The Beechers have gradually become a force in American steeplechasing, tying for third in the standings last year. —Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

Adjective

The measure would apply nationwide and would establish the observance as a standing requirement in federal law. —Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

Mass is often a standing-room affair. —Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

The deaths of senior figures and the weakening of long-standing power structures have accelerated a struggle over the country’s political direction. —Pegah Banihashemi, Time, 10 Apr. 2026

Miami summarily rejects anything resembling tanking because of a long-standing organizational philosophy that isn’t going to be revisited. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026