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
• cleaving (to)
• accepting
• cultivating
• supporting
• endorsing
• adopting
• embracing
• advocating
• confirming
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• upholding
• backing
• indorsing
• championing
• fostering
• bolstering
• espousing
• heeding
• cherishing
• boosting
• reenforcing
• 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

The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease. —Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

By that third one, Fuller says, Maggie Murdaugh is not just standing by her man. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025

Crawford said the lying in wait allegations could not be proved because his client was just standing by a gate when the attack happened. —City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025

Download Festival founder Andy Copping was forced to respond to criticism over billing Sleep Token as one of this year’s headliners, standing by the band as the next big thing despite pushback from attendees. —Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025

Meghan’s sharing posts about everything except standing by him. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025

To him, the equipment staff shuffling pieces around on the field during practice is just as important as the head coach standing by. —Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

Aimee Lou Wood is standing by her decision to call out Saturday Night Live for a sketch that poked fun at her teeth, comparing the moment to confronting a bully as a child. —Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025

Another neighbor called 911 because the Cane Corsos were standing by her door, preventing her from leaving her house and reaching her car. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025