Synonyms for standing
ˈstæn dɪŋstand·ing

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. standingadjective

   Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

   Antonyms:
   moving, working

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. standingnoun

   Synonyms:
   status, position, ground, duration, continuance, footing, standpoint, foundation

   Antonyms:
   baselessness, evanescence, insecurity, precariousness

2. standingadjective

   Synonyms:
   established, lasting, be

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. standingnoun

   social or financial or professional status or reputation

   "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

   Antonyms:
   temporary, sitting, impermanent, unerect, seated, irregular

2. standingnoun

   an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

   Antonyms:
   temporary, seated, impermanent, sitting, irregular, unerect

3. standingadjective

   the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

   Antonyms:
   unerect, impermanent, sitting, seated, temporary, irregular

4. standing(a)adjective

   having a supporting base

   "a standing lamp"

   Antonyms:
   seated, irregular, unerect, temporary, sitting, impermanent

5. standing(a)adjective

   not created for a particular occasion

   "a standing committee"

   Antonyms:
   temporary, sitting, impermanent, unerect, seated, irregular

6. standing(a)adjective

   (of fluids) not moving or flowing

   "mosquitoes breed in standing water"

   Antonyms:
   temporary, impermanent, irregular, unerect, seated, sitting

7. standing(a)adjective

   executed in or initiated from a standing position

   "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"

   Antonyms:
   unerect, irregular, sitting, impermanent, seated, temporary

8. standingadjective

   (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

   "standing room only"

   Synonyms:
   standing(a)

   Antonyms:
   temporary, irregular, unerect, seated, sitting, impermanent

9. standingadjective

   permanent

   "a standing army"

   Synonyms:
   standing(a)

   Antonyms:
   sitting, temporary, irregular, unerect, impermanent, seated

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. standingadjective

   Synonyms:
   erect, stagnant, lasting, permanent, persistent

2. standingnoun

   Synonyms:
   status

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "standing":

   permanent, ongoing, reputation, prestige, constant, permanente, continuing, continuous, lifelong, status, on-going, stagnant, position, orders, perennial

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How to use standing in a sentence?

1. Bill Clinton:

   They throw all this stuff at me, and I'm still standing.

2. Anathi Ntozini:

   An old man seating down is able to see far better than a child standing on top of a tree.

3. Matt Darvas:

   There was thunder and lightning -- water was rushing down the road where I was standing, that essentially shut down helicopter missions for the entire afternoon, except for a small window before sunset.

4. Paradise Mayor Jody Jones:

   There's really not much left, there are very few homes still standing and we've been in multiple different neighborhoods this afternoon.

5. Larry Allen:

   Because of the distance and the ruralness of this county, we just don't have people standing in line wanting to provide ambulance service.