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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stand up

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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

Known for risqué stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, Brand rose to prominence in the early 2000s, hosting television programs and his own BBC radio show. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Sisyphus has earned a reputation not only for its craft beer, but also as a Twin Cities comedy venue, hosting regular stand-up shows and open mic nights. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Here was the humble trade unionist, born into extreme poverty, standing up as a fiery-eyed tribune of the workers. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Their texture and aroma stand up to the cheese, walnuts and creamy buttermilk dressing. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-up

Adjective

Central to the exhibition is the tension between the honorable and the immoral, the appealing and the revolting.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Dealing with the British, his Tenzing is scrupulous and honorable, but don’t confuse that with subservience.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of honorable

Adjective

While the harbor itself can get pretty chilly in winter, the outdoor first-floor pools benefit from a sustainable vertical ground-source heat pump system providing year-round heating.

— Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Ueda explained that the film was an adaptation of sorts, born from a 30-episode microdrama series designed for social media, hence the vertical aspect ratio.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of vertical

Verb

Claude Fable 5 had produced a counterexample to the conjecture, much like how an ostrich is a counterexample to the conjecture that all birds can fly.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Jimmy Louis, 70, who was flying with his two children, last flew to Haiti two years ago.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of fly

Adjective

My honest read on timing is that the five percent will be twenty percent by end of 2027, and fifty by end of 2029.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The original impetus for the film, to be honest, was to look at an incredible life story over a long German period.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of honest

Adjective

This keeps directors out of operational decisions, which are rightly management’s to make, while giving the board a standing basis for treating the vote as the opening obligation of oversight rather than its conclusion.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Combined with coastal flooding associated with king tides, the rainfall could lead to more standing water in some areas.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

On the long touchdown catch-and-run, Johnson and Mahomes worked it perfectly.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of work

Noun

The host was once positioned as an irreverent comedian whose political satire was guided by his no-BS take on Capitol Hill and American culture.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Whether developing a series pitch or sitting around sharing stories, Kevin brought the wit, the funny, the satire.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of satire

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