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

An ambulance and paramedics were also standing by at the hotel. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

One video of the arrest showed police officers standing by and seemingly creating a barrier between the arrest and several bystanders, some of whom are asking immigrant agents for their badge numbers. —Mathew Miranda updated March 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad. —Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

Jessica Biel is standing by her husband Justin Timberlake, but not exactly pleased about what’s come to light about his 2024 arrest. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026

The South, which remains technically at war — the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty — with the North, isn’t standing by. —Karishma Vaswani, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026

But the oil market is not as fragile as the headlines suggest, and OPEC+ is not standing by while the world burns. —Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026

After month of standing by Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon accepted his general counsel’s resignation last week. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026

The portrait of the Prince and the trafficking victim—his hand on her waist; her heartbreaking smile—with Maxwell, the human factor, standing by, will always be the defining image of the Royal Family’s involvement in the Epstein case. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026