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

Wednesday’s result pushed the Magic ahead of the Heat in the Eastern Conference standings, as both teams are currently trying to escape play-in tournament territory. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

Last season in the South Coast League, a team was undefeated in league play and headed towards a league championship when a third-place team pulled an upset and threw the league standings into disarray. —Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026

Adjective

Wilde received a standing ovation following the premiere of her film The Invite, per Deadline. —Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026

Under the cooler, standing water covered the floor. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026

Verb

But Swims buckled into the ballad, standing tall and belting through the song’s inherent ache. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026

The agent brought out a pair of handcuffs, and moments later the boy was seen standing with his hands cuffed behind his back, being escorted into a black SUV by three people. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026