STAND-UP Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈstand-ˌəp

Definition of stand-up

as in honorable

following the accepted rules of moral conduct a real stand-up guy, he's willing to raise the child—by himself if necessary

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as in vertical

rising straight up a puppy with stand-up ears

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verb

as in to fly

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

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Recent Examples of stand-up

Adjective

There’s so many stand-up comedians who think about how to incorporate grief on stage. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Not tastemaker as in good taste or bad taste but tastemaker in the way of exposing the public to a different way of thinking, or presenting stand-up in a way that feels incredibly fresh every time. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Thomas, who is Jewish, said that then a man stood up at the meeting and gave a Nazi salute, shouting Heil Hitler. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 That means incorporating movements that build strength, improve stability and challenge the muscles used for everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, standing up and maintaining balance. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

In addition to stand-up, Watkins is known for his acting, voice acting, and impressions. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Atlanta will be packed with a potpourri of stand-up comics this fall. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-up

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Adjective

While some might argue that Murphy is an antihero, Hawke viewed him as an honorable man.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
There are, of course, many honorable people who own businesses and choose to become politicians.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of honorable

Adjective

Rather than relying solely on the submarine’s traditional torpedo-room and vertical-launch arrangements, the additional module provides dedicated space for a larger number of weapons.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The vertical American brand began 30 years ago, and was named after the street address in what is now the SoHo neighborhood in Manhattan — where the original business was housed.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of vertical

Verb

The second launch flew from North Korea's east coast toward the northeast, flying about 590 km, or about 366 miles, and falling into the Sea of Japan, the ministry said.

— Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
On its nine-day Indonesia Odyssey (about $70,000 per person, not including international airfare), guests fly to Bali and check into Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of fly

Noun

And improv can provide some important lessons about developing an environment where everyone thrives.

— Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
There are also the journalists, the athletes, and the kids who spend sunny days doing contact improv, which was invented at Oberlin, tangling their limbs in the grass outside the library.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of improv

Adjective

Any honest accounting of mail-in voting should begin with that distinction.

— Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
These real stories help create a more honest and relatable view of leadership while showing employees how these opportunities contribute to both personal and professional growth.

— Jalie Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of honest

Adjective

José Luis Rebordinos’s Swan Song When Rebordinos appeared on stage this July at Madrid’s Academia de Cine to present San Sebastian’s Spanish titles, the industry-press audience got to its feet to a man and woman to deliver him a standing ovation.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
The moment was not lost on the audience who gave the star a standing ovation.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
For The Times) Gladys Avyla, a member of Unite Here Local 11, has worked as a cleaner at the W Hotel in Hollywood for the last 14 years.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of work

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The material provided her in a Shirley Temple spoof was a sophomoric attempt at satire that got its laughs with pointed needling rather than subtle jabbing.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Beavis and Butt-Head function as a note-perfect satire of teenage confidence and idiocy, but the sharpness of the writing has always belied the bottom-of-the-barrel intellect of its title characters.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

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