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

Bryant has spent years trying to elevate his standing with the cool kids in sports media, especially after his arrest. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The draw snapped Miami’s win streak at six games and kept the team in second place in the Eastern Conference and Supporters Shield standings, two points behind Nashville, which also tied. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Rick Moranis received a standing ovation Friday at San Diego Comic-Con, where the long-dormant actor was part of a panel promoting the upcoming Spaceballs sequel. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026

Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band kicked the evening off in style, followed by the legendary Lucinda Williams who earned a standing ovation. — Raj Tawney, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Verb

The agency said Florida saw higher rates of infection after major storms, such as Hurricane Helene in 2024, that brought deluges of floodwater and standing water to communities. — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Anyone standing and kneeling down by the train tracks that’s not a city worker is a red flag. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026