Synonyms of standing by

standing by

verb

present participle of stand by

as in keeping (to)

to give steadfast support to

no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeping (to)
• holding to
• sticking (to or with)
• living up to
• clinging (to)
• adhering (to)
• hewing (to)
• defending
• abiding by
• following
• accepting
• cultivating
• supporting
• endorsing
• cleaving (to)
• adopting
• embracing
• advocating
• confirming
• reinforcing
• upholding
• enforcing
• backing
• championing
• fostering
• bolstering
• espousing
• heeding
• cherishing
• boosting
• buttressing
• backstopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defecting (from)
• giving up
• taking back
• abandoning
• disagreeing (with)
• relinquishing
• deserting
• forsaking
• recalling
• surrendering
• withdrawing
• revoking
• spurning
• reconsidering
• renouncing
• retracting
• reneging
• denying
• refuting
• backing off
• rebutting
• recanting
• abjuring
• disproving
• backing down
• disputing
• controverting
• contradicting
• abnegating
• negating
• disclaiming
• unsaying
• repudiating
• disavowing
• disowning
• negativing
• backtracking
• gainsaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of standing by

Johnson handed the unconscious dog to the team standing by with an animal oxygen mask. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Video captured from the drone’s perspective and released on Facebook, shows the frustrated bobcat standing by a staircase, growling and arching its back at the hovering machine. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Andrew Garfield is standing by his longtime belief that Spider-Man could be gay. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Ochoa was known to flaunt his success on social media, including posts of him riding jet skis and standing by his black Corvette. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

On social media, months of public posts by Richardson showed that Rudder had been standing by as Richardson coached his teams, sometimes literally. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026

Hialeah Gardens police officers raced to the burglary 911 calls and found the two men standing by a pickup truck in the area of 8800 Northwest 116th Terrace. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

The Catholic school is standing by its decision, saying the change followed a thorough review and was approved by both Jesuits West and the Diocese of Sacramento. — Chaewon Chung july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Kroger Kroger shares are off more than 7% in 2026, but analyst Robert Ohmes is standing by the grocery chain. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 June 2026