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

But what has made the confrontation most electrifying is the way in which the pontiff is not just standing up to the president but transcending him. —Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

In response, at this year’s AACR opening ceremony, AACR CEO Margaret Foti thanked Congress for standing up for science, with a callout for members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. —Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Apr. 2026

Digging through bags or repeatedly standing up quickly gets old. —Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026

The Migos rapper shared a video of himself being rolled onstage in a wheelchair before standing up triumphantly in front of the cheering audience. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026

With fans standing up and cheering behind him and to his sides and out beyond the Green monster and Pesky’s Pole, Tatis fouled off a 99 mph sinker at the top of the zone. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Goliath to spotlight the heroes of the environmental justice movement – everyday people standing up to enormous odds. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026

And Vance has already been endorsed by the late Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, one of the most powerful grassroots organizations on the right, which has already begun standing up staff and operations in the primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. —Will Steakin, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026