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

And what the farmers are excited about and actually applaud the president for is actually standing up to Canada and try and level the playing field with the tariffs. — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Hours later, Hussein Ayash entered his hometown, standing up to flash a V for victory sign through the roof of a convertible car. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

An unstoppable wave of democratic socialists is standing up for the working class and winning because of their principled stances — not despite them. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

In addition, Canada has been unusual in standing up to Trump in this way. — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Ex-Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Ryan isn't staying quiet after watching Enes Kanter Freedom get escorted out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night for standing up for female athletes. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Two weeks for OpenAI is not the same as two weeks for a mid-sized enterprise standing up its first AI security program. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Companies have committed billions of dollars to standing up AI data centers and other hardware needed to power the technology. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 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