Synonyms of standing up

standing up

verb

present participle of stand up

as in flying

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• holding up
• working
• holding water
• passing muster
• passing
• going over
• going down
• going through
• getting through
• washing
• playing
• taking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of standing up

On some level, Ormund would have probably been proud of Daeron for standing up on his own two feet and making that decision. — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

In the early days of the war, the jail became so overcrowded with Ukrainian prisoners that many inmates had to sleep in shifts, or even take turns standing up. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Why aren't there any billionaires standing up and saying, hey, this stuff is wrong - the president shouldn't be raking in crypto wealth and destroying the Constitution? — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

So the biggest are standing up internal AI teams and building their own platforms rather than renting them. — Jessica Beck, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

So standing up to Skattebo means nothing if Harbaugh isn’t doing the same thing with veterans like Brian Burns and Andrew Thomas, and most of all his quarterback, Jaxson Dart. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

During nine years as Manchester mayor, Burnham was praised standing up to central government on behalf of a proud, battle-scarred northern city that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, movements for social change and a dynamic music scene. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The institutional Democratic Party sees itself as standing up for the little guy. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026